Fridge & Vernal Pool
3.2 mi · ▲ 463 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Fridge & Vernal Pool is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Deerfield, MA. It climbs 463 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Fridge & Vernal Pool
3.2 mi · ▲ 463 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 395–736 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: School Kids · 42.54600, -72.59194
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 56°F / low 48° · precip 74% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start on Rices Ferry Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Fridge, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Vernal Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Vernal Pool, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Gateway, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Fridge, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rices Ferry Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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