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Amherst Water Supply Land

Down Deep–Middle Access Road, 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 266 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Down Deep–Middle Access Road, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Amherst Water Supply Land near Baconville, MA. It climbs 266 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi673 – 955 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40545, -72.45233
Nearest town Baconville, MA
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Down Deep–Middle Access Road, 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 266 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 672–953 ft

Out & Back · Amherst Water Supply Land

Trailhead: 42.40545, -72.45233

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 58°F / low 52° · precip 70% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 250 ftTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Middle Access Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Down Deep, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miArrive 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/down-deep-middle-access-road-out-back-4-sights-5-km-1b10

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 58°F52°
Precip70%Wind2 mphUV0Humidity99%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°50° 2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 21% rain9 AM: 23% rain10 AM: 41% rain11 AM: 70% rain12 PM: 65% rain1 PM: 57% rain2 PM: 61% rain3 PM: 42% rain4 PM: 54% rain5 PM: 60% rain6 PM: 48% rain7 PM: 53% rain8 PM: 44% rain9 PM: 38% rain10 PM: 41% rain11 PM: 28% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 63°51° 22%
Tue 58°41°
Wed 61°40°
Thu 63°36° 16%
Fri 62°44° 30%
Sat 59°48° 30%

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