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Ware River Watershed

Long Pond–Thayer Pond, 5 lakes

9.7 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Long Pond–Thayer Pond, 5 lakes is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near Coldbrook Springs, MA. The route passes Muddy Pond, Whitehall Pond and Long Pond before reaching Thayer Pond at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 229 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi742 – 988 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail 42.38467, -72.03649
Nearest town Coldbrook Springs, MA
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Long Pond–Thayer Pond, 5 lakes

9.7 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Elevation 742–987 ft

Out & Back · Ware River Watershed

Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail · 42.38467, -72.03649

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mass Central Rail Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1 miPass Muddy Pond.
  3. 1.6 miPass Whitehall Pond.
  4. 50 ftPass Long Pond.
  5. 2.3 miPass Thayer Pond.
  6. 350 ftReach Long Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 4.8 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/ware-river-ware-river-out-back-5-lakes-21-km

Trail surface

66% dirt34% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F60°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity87%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°61°
Thu 87°67° 47%
Fri 92°69° 37%
Sat 90°68° 39%
Sun 92°66°
Mon 89°69° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:37 PM.

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