Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest

Robert Frost Trail (Orange)

11.7 mi · ▲ 1,083 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Robert Frost Trail (Orange) is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest near East Leverett, MA. It climbs 1,083 ft. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 856 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Broad Hill Road (unimproved track) 42.44380, -72.45600
Nearest town East Leverett, MA

Directions

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Robert Frost Trail (Orange)

11.7 mi · ▲ 1,083 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Elevation 199–855 ft

Out & Back · Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest

Trailhead: Broad Hill Road (unimproved track) · 42.44380, -72.45600

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Thayer Street (Out) stop 27 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Broad Hill Road (unimproved track), heading SW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading S.
  5. 1.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miBear right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Down Deep, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 200 ftBear right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading S.
  22. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  24. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  25. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right onto Down Deep, heading N.
  28. 0.6 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading E.
  29. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  30. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  34. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  35. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  36. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  37. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  38. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  39. 1.2 miContinue straight onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading N.
  40. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  41. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  42. 0.1 miSharp left onto Broad Hill Road (unimproved track), heading NE.
  43. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

25% gravel15% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Thayer Street (Out) stop 27 m from the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

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