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Backend Trail & Middle Access Road via Robert Frost Trail (Orange)

4.9 mi · ▲ 463 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Backend Trail & Middle Access Road via Robert Frost Trail (Orange) is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near East Village, MA. It climbs 463 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 627 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39432, -72.48845
Nearest town East Village, MA
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Backend Trail & Middle Access Road via Robert Frost Trail (Orange)

4.9 mi · ▲ 463 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 229–627 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.39432, -72.48845

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 59°F / low 52° · precip 70% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Middle Access Road, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right onto Backend Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftReach Middle Access Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Middle Access Road, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/backend-trail-middle-access-road-out-back-8-km-a362

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 59°F52°
Precip70%Wind3 mphUV0Humidity94%
Rained 0.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 14% rain8 AM: 22% rain9 AM: 24% rain10 AM: 43% rain11 AM: 70% rain12 PM: 63% rain1 PM: 54% rain2 PM: 62% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 55% rain5 PM: 62% rain6 PM: 48% rain7 PM: 54% rain8 PM: 44% rain9 PM: 35% rain10 PM: 36% rain11 PM: 25% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 66°53° 17%
Tue 64°43°
Wed 64°42°
Thu 66°38° 16%
Fri 65°44° 30%
Sat 62°51° 30%

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