Highland Pond & Pocumtuck Ridge Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain Park near East Greenfield, MA. The route reaches Highland Pond. It climbs 882 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi128 – 410 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.57501, -72.58277
Nearest town East Greenfield, MA
Directions
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Highland Pond & Pocumtuck Ridge Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 882 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 128–410 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain Park
Trailhead: 42.57501, -72.58277
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 57°F / low 50° · precip 73% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Bears Den Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Highland Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pocumtuck Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miReach Highland Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bears Den Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Weather
Light rainTemperature 57°F50°
Precip73%Wind3 mphUV0Humidity94%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (1″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon
65°51°
Tue
64°43°
Wed
65°41°
Thu
67°39°
16%
Fri
69°45°
30%
Sat
63°52°
30%
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