Wright Pond–Ashley Cutoff, 5 lakes is a 6-mile out-and-back in Ashley Watershed near Rock Valley, MA. The route passes Clear Pond, Wright Pond, Wright Pond and 2 more. It climbs 335 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi322 – 554 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: West Cherry Street 42.20204, -72.65092
Nearest town Rock Valley, MA
Directions
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Wright Pond–Ashley Cutoff, 5 lakes
6 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 321–556 ft
Out & Back · Ashley Watershed
Trailhead: West Cherry Street · 42.20204, -72.65092
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: CHERRY / DALE stop 459 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right onto West Cherry Street, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hellgate Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trolley Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Clear Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftPass Wright Pond.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftPass Wright Pond.
- 50 ftPass Wright Cutoff.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Ashley Cutoff.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Whitney Avenue, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Wright Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dailey's Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Trolley Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Hellgate Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trolley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto West Cherry Street, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
74% dirt20% gravel6% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity81%
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°68°
42%
Sat
92°68°
35%
Sun
95°68°
Mon
90°69°
19%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: CHERRY / DALE stop 459 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from West Cherry Street Trailhead
- Trolley Trail 2 mi · ▲ 291 ft
- West Cherry Street 3.6 mi · ▲ 492 ft
- West Cherry Street 3.6 mi · ▲ 548 ft
- Clear Pond–Hellgate Trail Loop, 4 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,046 ft
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