Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest

Bates Sanctuary & Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land via M&M Trail (Old Route)

3.2 mi · ▲ 689 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Bates Sanctuary & Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land via M&M Trail (Old Route) is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest near East Leverett, MA. The route passes Bates Sanctuary before reaching Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 689 ft. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi459 – 846 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.43742, -72.48070
Nearest town East Leverett, MA

Directions

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Bates Sanctuary & Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land via M&M Trail (Old Route)

3.2 mi · ▲ 689 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 461–846 ft

Out & Back · Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest

Trailhead: 42.43742, -72.48070

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miPass Bates Sanctuary.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading S.
  7. 1 miPass Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 100 ftReach Bates Sanctuary, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

20% gravel80% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 88°67° 59%
Fri 92°69° 39%
Sat 90°69° 37%
Sun 92°65°
Mon 90°68° 17%

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