West Springfield Watershed Land

Overlook–Lost Pond, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Overlook–Lost Pond, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in West Springfield Watershed Land near Owen District, MA. The route passes Overlook and Lost Pond. It climbs 520 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi358 – 699 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.14962, -72.69138
Nearest town Owen District, MA

Directions

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Overlook–Lost Pond, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 359–699 ft

Out & Back · West Springfield Watershed Land

Trailhead: 42.14962, -72.69138

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miReach Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Caldron Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Adrenalize Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miPass Lost Pond.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

85% dirt15% 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 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 79°62°
Thu 91°68° 55%
Fri 94°69° 43%
Sat 93°69° 36%
Sun 94°66°
Mon 93°71° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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