Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest
Atkins Reservoir & Broad Hill Road (unimproved track) via M&M Trail (Old Route)
5.4 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Atkins Reservoir & Broad Hill Road (unimproved track) via M&M Trail (Old Route) is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest near Baconville, MA. The route reaches Atkins Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 607 ft. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Atkins Reservoir & Broad Hill Road (unimproved track) via M&M Trail (Old Route)
5.4 mi · ▲ 607 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 433–917 ft
Out & Back · Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest
Trailhead: Broad Hill Road (unimproved track) · 42.44389, -72.45308
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start on Broad Hill Road (unimproved track), heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading S.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 400 ftReach Atkins Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Broad Hill Road (unimproved track), heading NE.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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