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Amethyst Conservation Area

Dorie Goldman Trail & Middle Access Road via Robert Frost Trail (Orange)

3.7 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Dorie Goldman Trail & Middle Access Road via Robert Frost Trail (Orange) is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Amethyst Conservation Area near West Pelham, MA. It climbs 404 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi217 – 627 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38288, -72.46111
Nearest town West Pelham, MA
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Dorie Goldman Trail & Middle Access Road via Robert Frost Trail (Orange)

3.7 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 217–627 ft

Out & Back · Amethyst Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.38288, -72.46111

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left onto Dorie Goldman Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miReach Dorie Goldman Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading NW.
  9. 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Middle Access Road, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 150 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/dorie-goldman-trail-middle-access-road-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 81°64°
Thu 88°68° 56%
Fri 93°69° 39%
Sat 91°69° 37%
Sun 93°65°
Mon 91°69° 18%

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