Trip/Event Location: Cummington, MAUS
Trip Leader(s): murph
Max # People: 99
Trip Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money
Difficulty Level: Moderate to Strenuous
Join me as we celebrate Memorial day at this beautifully remote swimming hole nesteled in the hills of western mass.
Description: Deep, small cool (but not cold) pond in river with wide sandy beach.
From Northampton, take RT 9 west to Cummington. About 1 mile west of the Cummington town sign, you will see a rest area on the left. This is the closest parking to the swimming place but they have restricted parking here to 30 minutes to discourage swimming here. If you continue on another.5 miles, there is another parking area on the left. This place is not as convenient but there is no time limit here so this is the place to park if it is not too crowded (which it sometimes is). From here, walk down to the river, then walk to the left (downstream) along the rocky bank, then wade across to other side at a location where there is usually a visible trail. Go into the woods on a well traveled trail and continue generally south through the woods. (Trails diverge but generally come together again.) Where the trail forks, go left to the main beach. About a .5 mile walk total. I will be laying out at the main beach close to 10AM but feel free to come as late as you want and leave when you want. I will have a hand-made GO sign.
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Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate to Strenuous
Outdoor Fitness Level: Moderate
