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Chumbawumba Trail–NET/M&M Trail (white), 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 638 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Chumbawumba Trail–NET/M&M Trail (white), 4 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in West Springfield Watershed Land near Amostown, MA. It climbs 638 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 518 ft · steepest grade: 28%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.14823, -72.66891
Nearest town Amostown, MA
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Chumbawumba Trail–NET/M&M Trail (white), 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 638 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 235–517 ft

Out & Back · West Springfield Watershed Land

Trailhead: 42.14823, -72.66891

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start on Possum Path, heading NE.
  2. 400 ftSharp left onto Seecee Beecee, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Tin Can, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Quarry Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lane Quarry Road, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Widow Maker, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  12. 0.2 miReach Seecee Beecee, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left onto Widow Maker, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lane Quarry Road, heading S.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  16. 0.4 miBear left onto Quarry Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Chumbawumba Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tin Can, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftSharp left onto Seecee Beecee, heading E.
  22. 0.6 miSharp right onto Possum Path, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chumbawumba-trail-net-m-m-trail-white-out-back-4-sights-7-km

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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