Columbia Greenway Rail Viewpoint via Southwick Rail Trail is a 15.6-mile out-and-back near Congamond, MA. The route reaches Columbia Greenway Rail Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi128 – 272 ft16.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99792, -72.76832
Nearest town Congamond, MA
Directions
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Columbia Greenway Rail Viewpoint via Southwick Rail Trail
15.6 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Elevation 127–272 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.99792, -72.76832
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 61°F / low 55° · precip 64% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, heading N.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Southwick Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 4.2 miContinue straight onto Columbia Greenway Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Columbia Greenway Rail Viewpoint.
- 400 ftTurn left onto South Meadow Road, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Ponders Hollow Road, heading W.
- 200 ftReach Columbia Greenway Rail Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right onto South Meadow Road, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Columbia Greenway Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Southwick Rail Trail, heading S.
- 6.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
93% paved1% dirt6% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 61°F55°
Precip64%Wind4 mphUV0Humidity98%
Rained 2.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon
64°53°
16%
Tue
61°45°
18%
Wed
65°45°
Thu
66°43°
16%
Fri
65°48°
30%
Sat
61°51°
29%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- South Meadow Road via Southwick Rail Trail 15.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- New Gate Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 31 ft
- Griffin Pond via Farmington Canal Heritage Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Goose Pond via Southwick Rail Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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