Horseshoe Pond–Whale Pond, 3 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 43 min
Horseshoe Pond–Whale Pond, 3 lakes is a 2-mile out-and-back in Chicopee Memorial State Park near Freeman Knoll, MA. The route passes Whale Pond before reaching Horseshoe Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Horseshoe Pond–Whale Pond, 3 lakes
2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 43 min
Elevation 191–240 ft
Out & Back · Chicopee Memorial State Park
Trailhead: Park Entrance Road · 42.17825, -72.53726
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 61°F / low 55° · precip 66% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Hidden Hollow, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Vietnam, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto white blazes, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right onto IPR, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto white blazes, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Whale Pond.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Horseshoe Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto IPR, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto white blazes, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Vietnam, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Hidden Hollow, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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