Long Pond–Muddy Pond, 3 lakes is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near North Spencer, MA. The route passes Long Pond, Muddy Pond and Ware river before reaching Ware river at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 894 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi643 – 1,063 ft16.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31982, -72.00177
Nearest town North Spencer, MA
Directions
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Long Pond–Muddy Pond, 3 lakes
15.7 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 5 hr 41 min
Elevation 643–1,062 ft
Out & Back · Ware River Watershed
Trailhead: 42.31982, -72.00177
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Long Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading N.
- 1 miPass Muddy Pond.
- 2.5 miPass Ware river.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Ware river.
- 350 ftReach Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 3.6 miTurn right onto Midstate Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
42% gravel40% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F58°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity91%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
79°60°
Thu
87°67°
46%
Fri
92°69°
37%
Sat
90°68°
38%
Sun
92°66°
Mon
89°70°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Path Continues & Midstate Trail/Corridor 71 3.5 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Browning Pond via West Camp Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- Long Pond via Midstate Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 296 ft
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