West Springfield Watershed Land

Lower Rapid Demise via Mass Pike

2.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 52 min

Lower Rapid Demise via Mass Pike is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in West Springfield Watershed Land near Owen District, MA. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 328 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.14371, -72.68287
Nearest town Owen District, MA

Directions

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Lower Rapid Demise via Mass Pike

2.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 52 min

Elevation 242–328 ft

Out & Back · West Springfield Watershed Land

Trailhead: 42.14371, -72.68287

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Mass Pike, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Rapid Demise, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rapid Demise, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Lower Rapid Demise, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Rapid Demise, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftReach Lower Rapid Demise, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Rapid Demise, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Rapid Demise, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Rapid Demise, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftBear right onto Texas Tiger, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto Mass Pike, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 0.5 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

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (3.6″ 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 79°62°
Thu 92°68° 54%
Fri 94°70° 42%
Sat 93°69° 36%
Sun 94°66°
Mon 94°71° 19%

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