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Cold Bottom Pond–Whipple Reservoir, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Cold Bottom Pond–Whipple Reservoir, 4 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back near South Pond, MA. The route passes Cold Bottom Pond and Whipple Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 164 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91327, -70.61620
Nearest town South Pond, MA
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Cold Bottom Pond–Whipple Reservoir, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 38–165 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.91327, -70.61620

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftPass Cold Bottom Pond.
  3. 50 ftPass Whipple Reservoir.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftBear right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Back Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cathedral Road, heading N.
  14. 150 ftBear left onto Back Road, heading NW.
  15. 300 ftBear right onto Pick Your Poison, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Riding The Wave, heading N.
  17. 50 ftReach Cold Bottom Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Pick Your Poison, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Back Road, heading E.
  21. 300 ftBear right onto Cathedral Road, heading E.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Back Road, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  25. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  29. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cold-bottom-pond-whipple-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes-5-km-67cf

Trail surface

57% dirt13% gravel30% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity81%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 84°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 97°72° 17%
Sat 93°71° 24%
Sun 95°72° 15%
Mon 99°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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