Bruie Pond–Hampden Road, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Bruie Pond–Hampden Road, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Hampden, MA. The route reaches Bruie Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 505 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bruie Pond–Hampden Road, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 505 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 468–843 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Howlett Hill Road · 42.04136, -72.37140
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on Hampden Road, heading S.
- 2.3 miReach Bruie Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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