Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve
Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve Viewpoint & Glaziers Pond
2.7 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve Viewpoint & Glaziers Pond is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve near Vining Hill, MA. The route passes Glaziers Pond before reaching Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve Viewpoint & Glaziers Pond
2.7 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 414–639 ft
Out & Back · Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve
Trailhead: 42.03598, -72.83891
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Glaziers Pond.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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