Goose Pond via Southwick Rail Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Congamond, MA. The route reaches Goose Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi223 – 246 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99792, -72.76832
Nearest town Congamond, MA
Directions
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Goose Pond via Southwick Rail Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 223–245 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.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Goose Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Southwick Rail Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 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
71% paved22% gravel7% dirt
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
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