Whale Pond–Back Bone, 5 sights
2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min
Whale Pond–Back Bone, 5 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Chicopee Memorial State Park near Freeman Knoll, MA. The route reaches Whale Pond. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi171 – 240 ft2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.17789, -72.53313
Nearest town Freeman Knoll, MA
Directions
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Whale Pond–Back Bone, 5 sights
2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min
Elevation 170–240 ft
Out & Back · Chicopee Memorial State Park
Trailhead: 42.17789, -72.53313
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 90% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Park Entrance Road, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Hollow, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto white blazes, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Vietnam, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto white blazes, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right onto IPR, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto white blazes, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Whale Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Back Bone, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto white blazes, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Adventure Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Black Bear, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto white blazes, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Snake Eyes, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Raven, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto white blazes, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Vietnam, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hidden Hollow, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Park Entrance Road, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
89% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
Heavy showersTemperature 78°F68°
Precip90%Wind6 mphUV3Humidity81%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue
81°62°
Wed
80°63°
Thu
90°66°
53%
Fri
95°70°
38%
Sat
93°70°
29%
Sun
96°68°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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