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Mount Toby State Forest

Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail–Middle Mountain Road, 5 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 1,931 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail–Middle Mountain Road, 5 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Toby State Forest near Leverett Station, MA. It climbs 1,931 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi358 – 1,056 ft · steepest grade: 18%10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Robert Frost Trail (Orange) 42.44802, -72.53569
Nearest town Leverett Station, MA
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Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail–Middle Mountain Road, 5 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 1,931 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 357–1,055 ft

Out & Back · Mount Toby State Forest

Trailhead: Robert Frost Trail (Orange) · 42.44802, -72.53569

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start on Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Reservoir Road, heading N.
  4. 1.9 miSharp right onto Middle Mountain Road, heading E.
  5. 1 miBear left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tower Road, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Upper Link Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miReach Middle Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Link Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miBear right onto Tower Road, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Middle Mountain Road, heading SW.
  16. 1 miSharp left onto Reservoir Road, heading S.
  17. 1.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SE.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-trail-robert-frost-trail-out-back

Trail surface

74% dirt4% other22% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (3.8″ 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 80°64°
Thu 89°67° 60%
Fri 93°69° 39%
Sat 91°68° 36%
Sun 93°66°
Mon 92°69° 17%

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