Cranberry Pond & Path Continues is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Wolf Swamp Wildlife Management Area near Brookfield, MA. The route passes Cranberry Pond before reaching Path Continues at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi653 – 850 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.18348, -72.09175
Nearest town Brookfield, MA
Directions
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Cranberry Pond & Path Continues
2.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 49 min
Elevation 653–850 ft
Out & Back · Wolf Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.18348, -72.09175
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Cranberry Pond.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Cranberry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Path Continues.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F59°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity90%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (3.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
81°61°
Thu
87°67°
48%
Fri
92°69°
38%
Sat
90°68°
41%
Sun
92°65°
Mon
90°69°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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