Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest
Smith Conservation Restriction–Roaring Brook Conservation Area, 3 groves
4 mi · ▲ 729 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Smith Conservation Restriction–Roaring Brook Conservation Area, 3 groves is a 4-mile out-and-back in Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest near East Leverett, MA. The route passes Roaring Brook Conservation Area, Smith Conservation Restriction and Bates Sanctuary. It climbs 729 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Smith Conservation Restriction–Roaring Brook Conservation Area, 3 groves
4 mi · ▲ 729 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 449–846 ft
Out & Back · Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest
Trailhead: 42.44349, -72.47550
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Roaring Brook Conservation Area.
- 50 ftPass Smith Conservation Restriction.
- 300 ftBear left onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Bates Sanctuary.
- 1.7 miReach Smith Conservation Restriction, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 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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