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Rocky Mountain Park

Highland Pond & Pocumtuck Ridge Trail via Bears Den Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Highland Pond & Pocumtuck Ridge Trail via Bears Den Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain Park near East Greenfield, MA. The route reaches Highland Pond. It climbs 496 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi161 – 443 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.57501, -72.58277
Nearest town East Greenfield, MA
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Highland Pond & Pocumtuck Ridge Trail via Bears Den Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 162–444 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain Park

Trailhead: 42.57501, -72.58277

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 400 ftSharp right onto Bears Den Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftPass Highland Pond.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pocumtuck Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miReach Highland Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto Bears Den Road, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  18. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/highland-pond-highland-pond-out-back-3-lakes-6-km

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (3.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 83°63°
Thu 88°67° 61%
Fri 93°70° 38%
Sat 91°70° 38%
Sun 94°66°
Mon 92°68° 17%

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