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West Springfield Watershed Land

Bear Hole Resevoir–Lost Pond, 6 sights

7.8 mi · ▲ 1,109 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Bear Hole Resevoir–Lost Pond, 6 sights is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in West Springfield Watershed Land near Owen District, MA. The route passes Lost Pond and Bear Hole Resevoir. It climbs 1,109 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 584 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Aggro Crag 42.15324, -72.67212
Nearest town Owen District, MA
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Bear Hole Resevoir–Lost Pond, 6 sights

7.8 mi · ▲ 1,109 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 215–582 ft

Out & Back · West Springfield Watershed Land

Trailhead: Aggro Crag · 42.15324, -72.67212

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Aggro Crag, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Alpaca Lips, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Tempest Trail, heading N.
  5. 100 ftTurn right onto Alpaca Lips, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Aggro Crag, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Lyme Tyme, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftBear left onto Tempest Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wadchu, heading N.
  10. 150 ftPass Lost Pond.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Tempest Trail, heading N.
  15. 200 ftTurn right onto Millville Road, heading N.
  16. 350 ftSharp left onto Adrenalize Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Caldron Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  20. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Widow Maker, heading S.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Widow Maker, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  24. 0.4 miSharp right onto Quarry Trail, heading E.
  25. 200 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftPass Bear Hole Resevoir.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Chumbawumba Trail, heading S.
  29. 250 ftSharp left onto Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gibbs Surpirse, heading SW.
  31. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading SW.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right onto Connection, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading S.
  34. 150 ftReach Bear Hole Resevoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  35. 200 ftTurn left onto Connection, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading SW.
  37. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gibbs Surpirse, heading N.
  38. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading N.
  39. 0.2 miSharp right onto Chumbawumba Trail, heading NW.
  40. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  41. 150 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  42. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Quarry Trail, heading W.
  43. 250 ftSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
  44. 0.4 miBear left onto Widow Maker, heading NE.
  45. 0.2 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
  46. 150 ftContinue straight onto Widow Maker, heading W.
  47. 250 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  48. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  49. 0.3 miTurn left onto Caldron Trail, heading N.
  50. 0.7 miTurn right onto Adrenalize Trail, heading N.
  51. 0.4 miSharp right onto Millville Road, heading NE.
  52. 350 ftTurn left onto Tempest Trail, heading NE.
  53. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  54. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  55. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  56. 50 ftBear right onto Wadchu, heading NE.
  57. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  58. 200 ftContinue straight onto Tempest Trail, heading N.
  59. 50 ftBear right onto Lyme Tyme, heading N.
  60. 150 ftBear left onto Aggro Crag, heading N.
  61. 50 ftContinue straight onto Alpaca Lips, heading N.
  62. 250 ftTurn left onto Tempest Trail, heading N.
  63. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  64. 250 ftBear right onto Alpaca Lips, heading SE.
  65. 50 ftTurn right onto Aggro Crag, heading SE.
  66. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lost-pond-lost-pond-out-back-13-km-df22

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity90%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 81°62°
Thu 92°69° 54%
Fri 94°70° 42%
Sat 93°69° 36%
Sun 94°66°
Mon 94°72° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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