West Springfield Watershed Land
Bear Hole Resevoir & Gibbs Surpirse Loop via Bearhole Reservoir Road
2.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 44 min
Bear Hole Resevoir & Gibbs Surpirse Loop via Bearhole Reservoir Road is a 2.1-mile loop in West Springfield Watershed Land near Amostown, MA. The route passes Bear Hole Resevoir and Bear Hole Resevoir. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bear Hole Resevoir & Gibbs Surpirse Loop via Bearhole Reservoir Road
2.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 44 min
Elevation 149–252 ft
Loop · West Springfield Watershed Land
Trailhead: Bearhole Reservoir Road · 42.13121, -72.67636
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gibbs Surpirse, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Bear Hole Resevoir.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Gibbs Surpirse, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Bear Hole Resevoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Gibbs Surpirse, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Connection, heading N.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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