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West Springfield Watershed Land

Rd–McLean Reservoir, 9 sights

12.4 mi · ▲ 1,903 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Rd–McLean Reservoir, 9 sights is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in West Springfield Watershed Land near Amostown, MA. The route passes Bear Hole Resevoir, Snake Pond, Overlook and McLean Reservoir before reaching Rd at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 1,903 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 699 ft · steepest grade: 24%13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bearhole Reservoir Road 42.13121, -72.67636
Nearest town Amostown, MA
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Rd–McLean Reservoir, 9 sights

12.4 mi · ▲ 1,903 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Elevation 215–699 ft

Out & Back · West Springfield Watershed Land

Trailhead: Bearhole Reservoir Road · 42.13121, -72.67636

Weather Aug 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 5% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Gibbs Surpirse, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftPass Bear Hole Resevoir.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Chumbawumba Trail, heading S.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Quarry Trail, heading N.
  9. 200 ftSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lane Quarry Road, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Widow Maker, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Widow Maker, heading N.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
  15. 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miPass Snake Pond.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miPass Overlook.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 0.9 miPass McLean Reservoir.
  25. 300 ftTurn right onto Old NET/M&M Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.4 miTurn left onto Trolley Trail, heading NE.
  28. 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftReach Rd, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading N.
  33. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old NET/M&M Trail, heading N.
  34. 0.7 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  35. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  38. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  40. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  41. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Widow Maker, heading S.
  42. 250 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  43. 100 ftContinue straight onto Widow Maker, heading S.
  44. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lane Quarry Road, heading S.
  45. 50 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  46. 0.4 miSharp right onto Quarry Trail, heading S.
  47. 200 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  48. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  49. 100 ftTurn right onto Chumbawumba Trail, heading NE.
  50. 250 ftSharp left onto Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading NE.
  51. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gibbs Surpirse, heading NE.
  52. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading NE.
  53. 0.1 miArrive 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/rd-mclean-reservoir-out-back-10-sights-20-km

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip5%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.1″ 2 days ago (4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Thu 86°67° 46%
Fri 94°67° 56%
Sat 91°68° 50%
Sun 91°67° 18%
Mon 93°67° 22%
Tue 84°67° 30%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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