Glen Charlie Pond & Besse Bog Reservoir via Agawam Road
16.1 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 5 hr 32 min
Glen Charlie Pond & Besse Bog Reservoir via Agawam Road is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Comassakumkanut Preserve near Bournedale, MA. The route passes Besse Bog Reservoir before reaching Glen Charlie Pond at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 324 ft. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Glen Charlie Pond & Besse Bog Reservoir via Agawam Road
16.1 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 5 hr 32 min
Elevation 48–134 ft
Out & Back · Comassakumkanut Preserve
Trailhead: 41.79294, -70.57227
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Agawam Road, heading W.
- 1.4 miPass Besse Bog Reservoir.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Glen Charlie Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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