Little Buehler Pond–Great Buehler Pond, 3 lakes
2.5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 53 min
Little Buehler Pond–Great Buehler Pond, 3 lakes is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Bedford Springs, MA. The route passes Little Buehler Pond and Great Buehler Pond. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Buehler Pond–Great Buehler Pond, 3 lakes
2.5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 53 min
Elevation 139–227 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.51636, -71.27973
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Little Buehler Pond.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Narrow Gauge Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass Great Buehler Pond.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Main Trail (blue), heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto MCC Entrance Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Blaze on 2 Trees Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Leaf Pile trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Little Buehler Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Blue Blaze on 2 Trees Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto MCC Entrance Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Main Trail (blue), heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Narrow Gauge Rail Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- St. Theresa Pond–Little Buehler Pond, 4 lakes 1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Little Buehler Pond–Great Buehler Pond, 3 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 142 ft
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