Long Pond–Browning Pond, 3 lakes is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near North Spencer, MA. The route passes Browning Pond, Long Pond and Muddy Pond. It climbs 663 ft. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi748 – 1,063 ft12.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31596, -71.99520
Nearest town North Spencer, MA
Directions
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Long Pond–Browning Pond, 3 lakes
11.9 mi · ▲ 663 ft · 4 hr 18 min
Elevation 749–1,062 ft
Out & Back · Ware River Watershed
Trailhead: 42.31596, -71.99520
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Browning Pond.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto West Camp Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Long Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading N.
- 1 miPass Muddy Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Midstate Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
54% dirt11% gravel35% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F58°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity91%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
79°60°
Thu
87°67°
46%
Fri
92°69°
37%
Sat
90°68°
38%
Sun
92°66°
Mon
89°70°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Sampson's Pebble–Browning Pond, 4 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 368 ft
- Long Pond & Browning Pond via Midstate Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 283 ft
- Buck Hill Conservation Area–Spencer State Forest, 8 groves 11 mi · ▲ 1,029 ft
- Oak Hill–Long Pond, 3 lakes 12.6 mi · ▲ 862 ft
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