Cotton Candy–Far Meadow Road, 5 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr
Cotton Candy–Far Meadow Road, 5 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Charlemont, MA. It climbs 398 ft. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi748 – 1,047 ft2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63346, -72.87606
Nearest town Charlemont, MA
Directions
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Cotton Candy–Far Meadow Road, 5 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 749–1,046 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.63346, -72.87606
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Far Meadow Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Red Zone, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Northwest, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cotton Candy, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Northwest, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Rice Brook, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lower Switchback, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Lower Loop, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (3.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed
82°63°
Thu
88°68°
60%
Fri
89°70°
48%
Sat
86°70°
44%
Sun
90°67°
Mon
88°70°
23%
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- Bridge Road–Lower Loop, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 495 ft
- Far Meadow Road–Game Trail, 7 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 931 ft
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