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Ware River Watershed

Sampson's Pebble–Long Pond, 5 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 844 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Sampson's Pebble–Long Pond, 5 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near White Hall, MA. The route passes Long Pond, Path Continues and Sampson's Pebble. It climbs 844 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi837 – 1,063 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Midstate Trail 42.36732, -72.00188
Nearest town White Hall, MA
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Sampson's Pebble–Long Pond, 5 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 844 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Elevation 838–1,062 ft

Out & Back · Ware River Watershed

Trailhead: Midstate Trail · 42.36732, -72.00188

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Midstate Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.8 miPass Long Pond.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftPass Path Continues.
  9. 100 ftPass Sampson's Pebble.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Corridor 71, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Midstate Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Midstate Trail/Corridor 71, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miReach Sampson's Pebble, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Corridor 71, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Orange Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 200 ftContinue straight onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sampsons-pebble-path-continues-out-back-4-sights-13-km-aafc

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F59°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (2.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°61°
Thu 87°67° 47%
Fri 92°69° 36%
Sat 90°68° 37%
Sun 91°65°
Mon 88°70° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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