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West Springfield Watershed Land

Hemlock Ridge Trail Extension & Yak Attack

3 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Hemlock Ridge Trail Extension & Yak Attack is a 3-mile out-and-back in West Springfield Watershed Land near Tatham, MA. It is mostly level, with 92 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 256 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.12151, -72.68024
Nearest town Tatham, MA
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Hemlock Ridge Trail Extension & Yak Attack

3 mi · ▲ 92 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 158–256 ft

Out & Back · West Springfield Watershed Land

Trailhead: 42.12151, -72.68024

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear left onto Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Connection, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Yak Attack, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Connector, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Hemlock Ridge Trail Extension, heading N.
  8. 50 ftReach Yak Attack, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Connector, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yak Attack, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miBear left onto Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Connection, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.4 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/hemlock-ridge-trail-extension-yak-attack-out-back-4-km-460d

Trail surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (4.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 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°72° 19%

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