AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Catamount State Forest

McLeod Pond & South Catamount Road

5 mi · ▲ 878 ft · 2 hr 6 min

McLeod Pond & South Catamount Road is a 5-mile out-and-back in Catamount State Forest near Shattuckville, MA. The route reaches McLeod Pond. It climbs 878 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi692 – 1,375 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South Catamount Road 42.63496, -72.74153
Nearest town Shattuckville, MA
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McLeod Pond & South Catamount Road

5 mi · ▲ 878 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 692–1,376 ft

Out & Back · Catamount State Forest

Trailhead: South Catamount Road · 42.63496, -72.74153

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start on South Catamount Road, heading W.
  2. 1.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miReach McLeod Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mcleod-pond-south-catamount-road-out-back-8-km-35be

Trail surface

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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