Long Pond via Midstate Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Long Pond via Midstate Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near White Hall, MA. The route reaches Long Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 386 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Long Pond via Midstate Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 386 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 856–1,062 ft
Out & Back · Ware River Watershed
Trailhead: Midstate Trail · 42.36732, -72.00188
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Midstate Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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