Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve

Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve Viewpoint & Glaziers Pond

2.9 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve Viewpoint & Glaziers Pond is a 2.9-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, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi413 – 522 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sodom Mountain Road 42.04467, -72.82886
Nearest town Vining Hill, MA

Directions

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Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve Viewpoint & Glaziers Pond

2.9 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 414–523 ft

Out & Back · Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve

Trailhead: Sodom Mountain Road · 42.04467, -72.82886

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miPass Glaziers Pond.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 250 ftReach Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  25. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  26. 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

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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