Directions

From Cummington, Massachusetts

1. Head southeast on Main St toward Fairgrounds Rd (0.2 mi)
2. Turn left onto MA-112 N/MA-9 E
   Destination will be on the left
   (1.6 mi)

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 rope or string. 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.Courtesy of swimmingholes.org