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Ware River Watershed

Oak Hill–Long Pond, 3 lakes

12.6 mi · ▲ 862 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Oak Hill–Long Pond, 3 lakes is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near North Spencer, MA. The route passes Browning Pond and Long Pond before reaching Oak Hill at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 862 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi748 – 1,063 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31596, -71.99520
Nearest town North Spencer, MA
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Oak Hill–Long Pond, 3 lakes

12.6 mi · ▲ 862 ft · 4 hr 38 min

Elevation 749–1,062 ft

Out & Back · Ware River Watershed

Trailhead: 42.31596, -71.99520

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Browning Pond.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto West Camp Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miPass Long Pond.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 1.9 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  15. 0.9 miReach Oak Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 3 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/oak-hill-browning-pond-out-back-3-lakes-24-km

Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F58°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity91%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 79°60°
Thu 87°67° 46%
Fri 92°69° 37%
Sat 90°68° 38%
Sun 92°66°
Mon 89°70° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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