AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Chicopee Memorial State Park

Chicopee Memorial State Park Beach–Back Bone, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Chicopee Memorial State Park Beach–Back Bone, 4 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Chicopee Memorial State Park near Scott Corners, MA. The route reaches Chicopee Memorial State Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 243 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Outer Bogs/Con-Way 42.19099, -72.51887
Nearest town Scott Corners, MA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Chicopee Memorial State Park Beach–Back Bone, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 170–241 ft

Out & Back · Chicopee Memorial State Park

Trailhead: Outer Bogs/Con-Way · 42.19099, -72.51887

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start on Outer Bogs/Con-Way, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Back Bone, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto white blazes, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Black Bear, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftTurn left onto white blazes, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Snake Eyes, heading S.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Raven, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto white blazes, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miBear left onto blue blazes, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miPass Chicopee Memorial State Park Beach.
  21. 0.3 miReach Chicopee Memorial State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.5 miBear right onto white blazes, heading SE.
  23. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Raven, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Snake Eyes, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto white blazes, heading NE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto Black Bear, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto white blazes, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  32. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  33. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  35. 450 ftBear left onto Back Bone, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  37. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftSharp right onto Outer Bogs/Con-Way, heading N.
  39. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chicopee-reservoir-chicopee-memorial-state-park-beach-out-back

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 80°63°
Thu 89°68° 52%
Fri 94°70° 41%
Sat 93°69° 36%
Sun 94°66° 15%
Mon 93°69° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 10 min before dark.

More sunset hikes nearby

Other ways to reach this destination

More from Outer Bogs/Con-Way Trailhead

Hikes near Scott Corners, Massachusetts