Deep Bottom Pond & Wood Road via Jefferson Road

10 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Deep Bottom Pond & Wood Road via Jefferson Road is a 10-mile out-and-back near The Springs, MA. The route reaches Deep Bottom Pond at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 418 ft. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi98 – 236 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72002, -70.48821
Nearest town The Springs, MA

Directions

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Deep Bottom Pond & Wood Road via Jefferson Road

10 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Elevation 97–235 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.72002, -70.48821

Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 80°F / low 72° · precip 53% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Jefferson Road, heading S.
  6. 1.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right onto Wood Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miSharp left onto Avery Road, heading NW.
  10. 500 ftReach Deep Bottom Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 450 ftSharp right onto Wood Road, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Jefferson Road, heading NE.
  16. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 80°F72°
Precip53%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity87%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 13% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 24% rain4 AM: 41% rain5 AM: 28% rain6 AM: 21% rain7 AM: 25% rain8 AM: 23% rain9 AM: 24% rain10 AM: 20% rain11 AM: 20% rain12 PM: 30% rain1 PM: 53% rain2 PM: 46% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 50% rain5 PM: 52% rain6 PM: 21% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 20% rain9 PM: 23% rain10 PM: 7% rain
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Tue 84°64°
Wed 83°67°
Thu 85°72°
Fri 90°72°
Sat 88°71° 20%
Sun 88°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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