Ashley Pond–Wright Pond, 6 lakes is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Ashley Watershed near Rock Valley, MA. The route passes Clear Pond, Wright Pond, Wright Pond and 2 more before reaching Ashley Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi322 – 459 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.19486, -72.65393
Nearest town Rock Valley, MA
Directions
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Ashley Pond–Wright Pond, 6 lakes
3.5 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 321–458 ft
Out & Back · Ashley Watershed
Trailhead: 42.19486, -72.65393
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: FROST CIRCLE / COLLEGE stop 100 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Trolley Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miPass Clear Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftPass Wright Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftPass Wright Pond.
- 50 ftPass Wright Cutoff.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Ashley Cutoff.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftReach Ashley Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Whitney Avenue, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dailey's Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Trolley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
46% dirt31% gravel23% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed
79°62°
Thu
89°66°
55%
Fri
93°69°
42%
Sat
93°68°
35%
Sun
95°68°
Mon
90°69°
19%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: FROST CIRCLE / COLLEGE stop 100 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Pipeline Trail & Trolley Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 471 ft
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- Trolley Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 690 ft
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