AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Vernal Pool

3.3 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Vernal Pool is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Deerfield, MA. It climbs 467 ft. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi440 – 735 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.53978, -72.58507
Nearest town Deerfield, MA
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Vernal Pool

3.3 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 439–736 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.53978, -72.58507

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto The Gateway, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miReach Vernal Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Vernal Pool, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Gateway, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  17. 0.3 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/vernal-pool-out-back-5-km-9b3e

Trail surface

30% dirt70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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