Banfield Agricultural Preservation Restriction
Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land & Atkins Reservoir
2.8 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land & Atkins Reservoir is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Banfield Agricultural Preservation Restriction near Pratt Corner, MA. The route passes Atkins Reservoir before reaching Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 307 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land & Atkins Reservoir
2.8 mi · ▲ 307 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 396–563 ft
Out & Back · Banfield Agricultural Preservation Restriction
Trailhead: Robert Frost Trail · 42.41311, -72.47768
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Atkins Reservoir.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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