{"id":75,"date":"2014-10-26T18:44:55","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T18:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/?p=75"},"modified":"2023-01-20T23:58:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T23:58:58","slug":"western-massachusetts-site-26-bear-swamp-reservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/?p=75","title":{"rendered":"Western Mass, Site 26: Bear Swamp Reservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This map is intended to be used in conjunction with the site profile text in the <strong><em>TRAIL RUNNING Western Massachusetts<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>guidebook (Kimball 2015, UPNE).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/QR26_BearSwamp3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Site 26 Map: Bear Swamp Reservation<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/icon_pdf.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-579\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/icon_pdf.gif?resize=16%2C16\" alt=\"icon_pdf\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Suggested Route Distance: 3 Miles<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1318\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0007a1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1318 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0007a1.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0007a1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0007a1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0007a1.jpg?w=1377&amp;ssl=1 1377w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0007a1.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Open water and marsh as seen from the Beaver Brook Trail at Bear Swamp Reservation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1611\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_055a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1611 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_055a.jpg?resize=300%2C169\" alt=\"Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2015)\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_055a.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_055a.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_055a.jpg?w=1179&amp;ssl=1 1179w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_055a.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rich forest wildflowers along the Lookout Trail at Bear Swamp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_665\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-665\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0037a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-665 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0037a.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0037a.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0037a.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0037a.jpg?w=1357&amp;ssl=1 1357w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0037a.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irises at the Orchard Outlook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1119\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0021a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1119 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0021a.jpg?resize=300%2C168\" alt=\"Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0021a.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0021a.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0021a.jpg?w=1356&amp;ssl=1 1356w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0021a.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkshire vista at the end of the Orchard Outlook spur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1614\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_020a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1614 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_020a.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2015)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_020a.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_020a.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_020a.jpg?w=1276&amp;ssl=1 1276w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_020a.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Beaver Brook Trail at Bear Swamp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1615\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_026b.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1615 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_026b.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2015)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_026b.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_026b.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_026b.jpg?w=1337&amp;ssl=1 1337w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_026b.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cascade and pool along Beaver Brook at Bear Swamp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1616\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_034a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1616 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_034a.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2015)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_034a.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_034a.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_034a.jpg?w=1295&amp;ssl=1 1295w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwamp_034a.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Lookout Trail briefly pops out on a ledge with a partial view above Bear Swamp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3505\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwampSnowshoe.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3505 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwampSnowshoe.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"copyright 2021 by Ben Kimball\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwampSnowshoe.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwampSnowshoe.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwampSnowshoe.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/BearSwampSnowshoe.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snowshoe running at Bear Swamp Reservation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_666\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-666\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0009a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-666 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0009a.jpg?resize=214%2C300\" alt=\"Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0009a.jpg?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0009a.jpg?resize=731%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0009a.jpg?w=755&amp;ssl=1 755w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trail signs at Bear Swamp Reservation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1120\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1120\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1120 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0003a.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0003a.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0003a.jpg?resize=682%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bear_0003a.jpg?w=856&amp;ssl=1 856w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bear Swamp Reservation trailhead<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To purchase either a hardcopy or ebook version of the\u00a0<strong><em>Trail Running Western Massachusetts<\/em><\/strong> guidebook (May 2015), please visit a local bookseller or click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Trail-Running-Western-Massachusetts-Kimball\/dp\/1611687861\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0(Amazon),\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/trail-running-western-massachusetts-ben-kimball\/1120745329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> (Barnes &amp; Noble), or <a href=\"https:\/\/brandeisuniversitypress.com\/title\/?ean_tid=c391e56e-4b95-4117-aa41-a7aa01735578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> (the publisher).<\/p>\n<p>All photos copyright 2014 by Ben Kimball unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This map is intended to be used in conjunction with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Western Massachusetts\u00a0guidebook (Kimball 2015, UPNE). Site 26 Map: Bear Swamp Reservation\u00a0 Suggested Route Distance: 3 Miles To purchase either a hardcopy or ebook version of the\u00a0Trail Running Western Massachusetts guidebook (May 2015), please visit a local bookseller &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/?p=75\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Western Mass, Site 26: Bear Swamp Reservation<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4589,"href":"https:\/\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75\/revisions\/4589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trailrunningsites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}