West Springfield Watershed Land
Waterfall–Bear Hole Resevoir, 6 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 55 min
Waterfall–Bear Hole Resevoir, 6 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in West Springfield Watershed Land near Amostown, MA. The route passes Bear Hole Resevoir before reaching Waterfall at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Waterfall–Bear Hole Resevoir, 6 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 55 min
Elevation 164–270 ft
Out & Back · West Springfield Watershed Land
Trailhead: Grinch · 42.14335, -72.66882
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Tin Can, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Grizzly Adams, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lower Grizzly Adams, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Yak Attack, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Bearhole Reservoir Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Bear Hole Resevoir.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftReach Waterfall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Yak Attack, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Connector, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Grizzly Adams, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Grizzly Adams, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Chumbawumba Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Tin Can, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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