West Springfield Watershed Land
Grizzly Adams–Hemlock Ridge Trail Extension, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr
Grizzly Adams–Hemlock Ridge Trail Extension, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in West Springfield Watershed Land near Owen District, MA. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Grizzly Adams–Hemlock Ridge Trail Extension, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 235–377 ft
Out & Back · West Springfield Watershed Land
Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail (white) · 42.14043, -72.68643
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start on NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Quarry Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Chumbawumba Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Grizzly Adams, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lower Grizzly Adams, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Connector, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Hemlock Ridge Trail Extension, heading S.
- 50 ftReach NET/M&M Trail (white), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Connector, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Lower Grizzly Adams, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Grizzly Adams, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Chumbawumba Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Quarry Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 15 min before dark.
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