Muddy Pond–Prison Camp Fire Road, 3 sights is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near Coldbrook Springs, MA. The route reaches Muddy Pond. It climbs 453 ft. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi719 – 971 ft13.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail 42.39003, -72.04674
Nearest town Coldbrook Springs, MA
Directions
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Muddy Pond–Prison Camp Fire Road, 3 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 4 hr 44 min
Elevation 720–970 ft
Out & Back · Ware River Watershed
Trailhead: Mass Central Rail Trail · 42.39003, -72.04674
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
- Start on Mass Central Rail Trail, heading E.
- 1.7 miPass Muddy Pond.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Kitchen Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Prison Camp Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto T6 Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Prison Camp Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Muddy Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto T6 Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Prison Camp Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Kitchen Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Midstate Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mass Central Rail Trail, heading S.
- 2.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
34% gravel21% dirt45% unspecified
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°
48%
Fri
92°69°
37%
Sat
90°68°
39%
Sun
92°66°
Mon
89°69°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~123 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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