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West Springfield Watershed Land

Chumbawumba Trail–NET/M&M Trail (white), 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 788 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Chumbawumba Trail–NET/M&M Trail (white), 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in West Springfield Watershed Land near Owen District, MA. It climbs 788 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 584 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.14464, -72.68110
Nearest town Owen District, MA
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Chumbawumba Trail–NET/M&M Trail (white), 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 788 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 235–582 ft

Out & Back · West Springfield Watershed Land

Trailhead: 42.14464, -72.68110

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Widow Maker, heading S.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Widow Maker, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miBear left onto Quarry Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Chumbawumba Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tin Can, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftReach NET/M&M Trail (white), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Quarry Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miBear left onto Widow Maker, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Widow Maker, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.6 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/grizzly-adams-hemlock-ridge-trail-extension-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (3.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 79°62°
Thu 92°68° 54%
Fri 94°70° 42%
Sat 93°69° 36%
Sun 94°66°
Mon 94°71° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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