Puffers Pond is a popular 11-acre pond in Amherst. This freshwater pond is the largest body of water in the town and has sandy beaches for swimming and places where you can launch a canoe. There are trails that encircle it that you can hike, bird, and fish along. This is a nice place to stop as you ride around the area.

Jamie S.

January 19, 2024

Road cycling

Puffers Pond is a popular 11-acre pond in Amherst. This freshwater pond is the largest body of water in the town has sandy beaches for swimming and places where you can launch a canoe. There are trails that encircle it that you can hike, bird, and fish along. This is a nice place to stop as you ride around the area.

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1. Puffers Pond – Atkins Reservoir loop from Amherst

32.0km

01:43

470m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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2. Leverett Pond – Whitmore Pond Waterfall loop from North Amherst

40.8km

01:44

330m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Puffers Pond – Atkins Reservoir loop from Shutesbury

35.0km

01:50

490m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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Elevation 80 m

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Location: Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States

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1. Puffers Pond – Atkins Reservoir loop from Amherst

2. Leverett Pond – Whitmore Pond Waterfall loop from North Amherst

3. Puffers Pond – Atkins Reservoir loop from Shutesbury

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