Long Pond–Thayer Pond, 5 lakes is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near Coldbrook Springs, MA. The route passes Muddy Pond, Whitehall Pond and Long Pond before reaching Thayer Pond at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 229 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi742 – 988 ft9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail 42.38467, -72.03649
Nearest town Coldbrook Springs, MA
Directions
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Long Pond–Thayer Pond, 5 lakes
9.7 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 742–987 ft
Out & Back · Ware River Watershed
Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail · 42.38467, -72.03649
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mass Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miPass Muddy Pond.
- 1.6 miPass Whitehall Pond.
- 50 ftPass Long Pond.
- 2.3 miPass Thayer Pond.
- 350 ftReach Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
66% dirt34% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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