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Brimfield State Forest

Woodman Pond–Dean Pond, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 756 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Woodman Pond–Dean Pond, 4 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Brimfield State Forest near Dingley Dell, MA. The route passes Dean Pond before reaching Woodman Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 756 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi679 – 1,040 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.09889, -72.27021
Nearest town Dingley Dell, MA
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Woodman Pond–Dean Pond, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 756 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 678–1,041 ft

Out & Back · Brimfield State Forest

Trailhead: 42.09889, -72.27021

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Dean Pond.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Anderson Road, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftSharp right onto Gleason Road, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right onto Durgan Road, heading S.
  7. 1 miBear left onto Dearth Hill Road, heading N.
  8. 50 ftReach Woodman Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Durgan Road, heading N.
  10. 1 miSharp left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto Gleason Road, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto Anderson Road, heading W.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 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/woodman-pond-dean-pond-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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