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Amherst Water Supply Land

Down Deep–Middle Access Road, 5 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 742 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Down Deep–Middle Access Road, 5 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Amherst Water Supply Land near Baconville, MA. It climbs 742 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi630 – 1,089 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40413, -72.45029
Nearest town Baconville, MA
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Down Deep–Middle Access Road, 5 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 742 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 629–1,091 ft

Out & Back · Amherst Water Supply Land

Trailhead: 42.40413, -72.45029

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading SW.
  9. 300 ftBear left onto Poverty Ridge Run, heading SW.
  10. 1 miBear left onto Middle Access Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/down-deep-middle-access-road-out-back-5-sights-9-km

Trail surface

44% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (4.2″ 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 77°63°
Thu 86°66° 56%
Fri 91°68° 39%
Sat 90°67° 37%
Sun 91°64°
Mon 89°67° 18%

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