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Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest

Poverty Ridge Run via Robert Frost Trail (Orange)

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,347 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Poverty Ridge Run via Robert Frost Trail (Orange) is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest near East Leverett, MA. It climbs 1,347 ft. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 856 ft12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Broad Hill Road (unimproved track) 42.44380, -72.45600
Nearest town East Leverett, MA
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Poverty Ridge Run via Robert Frost Trail (Orange)

11.5 mi · ▲ 1,347 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Elevation 199–855 ft

Out & Back · Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest

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

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 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. 350 ftBear left onto Poverty Ridge Run, heading SW.
  16. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 200 ftBear right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading S.
  20. 0.4 miReach Poverty Ridge Run, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  23. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  25. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Poverty Ridge Run, heading NE.
  26. 0.4 miBear right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading N.
  27. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  32. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  33. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  34. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  35. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  36. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  37. 1.3 miContinue straight onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading N.
  38. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  39. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  40. 0.1 miSharp left onto Broad Hill Road (unimproved track), heading E.
  41. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brushy-mountain-out-back-25-km-65ea

Trail surface

25% gravel25% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity71%
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 78°64°
Thu 90°64° 58%
Fri 92°67° 39%
Sat 89°68° 37%
Sun 93°67°
Mon 89°67° 17%

Good to know

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

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