AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Goose Pond via Southwick Rail Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Goose Pond via Southwick Rail Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Congamond, MA. The route reaches Goose Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 262 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.00633, -72.76718
Nearest town Congamond, MA
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Goose Pond via Southwick Rail Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 225–261 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.00633, -72.76718

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Southwick Rail Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miReach Goose Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/goose-pond-goose-pond-out-back-5-km-0054

Trail surface

48% paved27% dirt25% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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Hikes near Congamond, Massachusetts