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West Springfield Watershed Land

Snake Pond & NET/M&M Trail (white)

4.8 mi · ▲ 755 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Snake Pond & NET/M&M Trail (white) is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in West Springfield Watershed Land near Owen District, MA. The route reaches Snake Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 755 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi305 – 699 ft · steepest grade: 23%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 42.13867, -72.68484
Nearest town Owen District, MA
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Snake Pond & NET/M&M Trail (white)

4.8 mi · ▲ 755 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 304–699 ft

Out & Back · West Springfield Watershed Land

Trailhead: connector · 42.13867, -72.68484

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 NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Quarry Trail, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lane Quarry Road, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Widow Maker, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Widow Maker, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  10. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftReach Snake Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Widow Maker, heading E.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Widow Maker, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lane Quarry Road, heading S.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  18. 0.4 miSharp right onto Quarry Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftArrive 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/overlook-snake-pond-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

88% dirt12% 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 92°68° 54%
Fri 94°70° 42%
Sat 93°69° 36%
Sun 94°66°
Mon 94°71° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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