West Springfield Watershed Land
Overlook–Snake Pond, 4 lakes
6.2 mi · ▲ 925 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Overlook–Snake Pond, 4 lakes is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in West Springfield Watershed Land near Rock Valley, MA. The route passes Overlook, Snake Pond, Lost Pond and Lost Pond. It climbs 925 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Overlook–Snake Pond, 4 lakes
6.2 mi · ▲ 925 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 262–632 ft
Out & Back · West Springfield Watershed Land
Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail (white) · 42.18432, -72.67076
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 59°F / low 54° · precip 65% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Westfield & Aprement (Flag stop - signal driver) stop 423 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Overlook.
- 50 ftPass Snake Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Lost Pond.
- 50 ftBear right onto Adrenalize Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Lost Pond.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Millville Road, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Tempest Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Wadchu, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lyme Tyme, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right onto Wadchu, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tempest Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Millville Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Adrenalize Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Westfield & Aprement (Flag stop - signal driver) stop 423 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from NET/M&M Trail (white) Trailhead
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- Deadtop–Whiting Street Reservoir, 7 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 2,577 ft
- Ashley Pond–Overlook, 5 lakes 6.4 mi · ▲ 738 ft
- Overlook & Snake Pond via NET/M&M Trail (white) 4.7 mi · ▲ 785 ft
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