Highland Pond via Pocumtuck Ridge Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain Park near Turners Falls, MA. The route reaches Highland Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 582 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi128 – 410 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61101, -72.56647
Nearest town Turners Falls, MA
Directions
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Highland Pond via Pocumtuck Ridge Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 582 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 128–410 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain Park
Trailhead: 42.61101, -72.56647
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 56°F / low 49° · precip 73% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Pocumtuck Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Highland Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Light rainTemperature 56°F49°
Precip73%Wind3 mphUV0Humidity94%
Rained 0.3″ 3 days ago (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon
64°50°
Tue
61°43°
Wed
64°41°
Thu
66°38°
16%
Fri
68°45°
30%
Sat
63°51°
30%
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