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Little Buehler Pond & Great Buehler Pond via Narrow Gauge Rail Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 46 min

Little Buehler Pond & Great Buehler Pond via Narrow Gauge Rail Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Bedford Springs, MA. The route passes Little Buehler Pond and Great Buehler Pond. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi177 – 226 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.52165, -71.27245
Nearest town Bedford Springs, MA
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Little Buehler Pond & Great Buehler Pond via Narrow Gauge Rail Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 46 min

Elevation 177–227 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.52165, -71.27245

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Transit-accessible: MCC shuttle stop 75 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto MCC Entrance Road, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bay Circuit Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto Main Trail (blue), heading W.
  7. 300 ftPass Little Buehler Pond.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftPass Great Buehler Pond.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 200 ftTurn right onto Access Trail (yellow), heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Narrow Gauge Rail Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.6 miReach Little Buehler Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right onto Access Trail (yellow), heading S.
  16. 100 ftTurn left onto Main Trail (blue), heading S.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto MCC Entrance Road, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftArrive 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/little-buehler-pond-out-back

Trail surface

44% dirt39% gravel17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:41 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: MCC shuttle stop 75 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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