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West Springfield Watershed Land

Overlook–Snake Pond, 4 lakes

4.6 mi · ▲ 419 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Overlook–Snake Pond, 4 lakes is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in West Springfield Watershed Land near Brightside, MA. The route passes Lost Pond and Snake Pond before reaching Overlook at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 419 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 604 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: K & M Trail 42.16443, -72.65717
Nearest town Brightside, MA
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Overlook–Snake Pond, 4 lakes

4.6 mi · ▲ 419 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 262–602 ft

Out & Back · West Springfield Watershed Land

Trailhead: K & M Trail · 42.16443, -72.65717

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on K & M Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.7 miBear left onto Quarry Road, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lyme Tyme, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftPass Lost Pond.
  9. 150 ftBear right onto Wadchu, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Tempest Trail, heading SW.
  14. 200 ftTurn right onto Millville Road, heading S.
  15. 350 ftSharp left onto Adrenalize Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftPass Snake Pond.
  21. 150 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  22. 0.2 miReach Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miBear right onto Adrenalize Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.6 miSharp right onto Millville Road, heading SE.
  29. 350 ftTurn left onto Tempest Trail, heading E.
  30. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftSharp left onto Wadchu, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto Lyme Tyme, heading NE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  36. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto Quarry Road, heading N.
  38. 100 ftBear right onto K & M Trail, heading NE.
  39. 0.6 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/snake-peak-overlook-out-back-6-lakes-10-km-672b

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (3.9″ 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 80°62°
Thu 91°68° 54%
Fri 94°69° 42%
Sat 93°69° 35%
Sun 94°66°
Mon 94°71° 19%

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