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Browning Pond via West Camp Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Browning Pond via West Camp Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near North Spencer, MA. The route passes Browning Pond before reaching Browning Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 288 ft. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi748 – 971 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31982, -72.00177
Nearest town North Spencer, MA
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Browning Pond via West Camp Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 749–970 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.31982, -72.00177

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miPass Browning Pond.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftReach Browning Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto West Camp Road, heading NW.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/browning-pond-browning-pond-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

2% dirt98% 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%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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