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Catamount State Forest

McLeod Pond & South Catamount Road

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,057 ft · 2 hr 26 min

McLeod Pond & South Catamount Road is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Catamount State Forest near Adamsville, MA. The route reaches McLeod Pond. It climbs 1,057 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi692 – 1,375 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66499, -72.74252
Nearest town Adamsville, MA
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McLeod Pond & South Catamount Road

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,057 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 692–1,373 ft

Out & Back · Catamount State Forest

Trailhead: 42.66499, -72.74252

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miPass McLeod Pond.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miBear left onto South Catamount Road, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miReach McLeod Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mcleod-pond-south-catamount-road-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:09 PM

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