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West Springfield Watershed Land

Overlook–Bear Hole Resevoir, 6 sights

10.1 mi · ▲ 1,674 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Overlook–Bear Hole Resevoir, 6 sights is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in West Springfield Watershed Land near Rock Valley, MA. The route passes Overlook, Snake Pond, Bear Hole Resevoir and Bear Hole Resevoir. It climbs 1,674 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 699 ft · steepest grade: 24%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.18553, -72.67885
Nearest town Rock Valley, MA
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Overlook–Bear Hole Resevoir, 6 sights

10.1 mi · ▲ 1,674 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 149–699 ft

Out & Back · West Springfield Watershed Land

Trailhead: 42.18553, -72.67885

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Westfield & Apremont (Flag stop - signal driver) stop 543 m from the trailhead

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

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/unnamed-bridge-2-43-unnamed-bridge-2-2-46-out-back-5-sights-23-km-972e

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1″ yesterday (3.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 80°63°
Thu 90°69° 55%
Fri 93°69° 42%
Sat 94°69° 35%
Sun 93°66°
Mon 93°70° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Westfield & Apremont (Flag stop - signal driver) stop 543 m from the trailhead

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