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Amethyst Brook Conservation Area

Down Deep via Middle Access Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Down Deep via Middle Access Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Amethyst Brook Conservation Area near East Village, MA. It climbs 552 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 735 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Robert Frost Trail 42.37655, -72.48610
Nearest town East Village, MA
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Down Deep via Middle Access Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 199–736 ft

Out & Back · Amethyst Brook Conservation Area

Trailhead: Robert Frost Trail · 42.37655, -72.48610

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Thayer Street (Out) stop 27 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Down Deep, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right onto Middle Access Road, heading N.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.4 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-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (4.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 80°65°
Thu 90°69° 56%
Fri 94°70° 40%
Sat 93°69° 36%
Sun 94°66°
Mon 92°70° 18%

Good to know

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

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