Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest

Atkins Reservoir via M&M Trail (Old Route)

4.7 mi · ▲ 580 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Atkins Reservoir via M&M Trail (Old Route) is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest near Baconville, MA. The route reaches Atkins Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 580 ft. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi440 – 846 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.43442, -72.45847
Nearest town Baconville, MA

Directions

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Atkins Reservoir via M&M Trail (Old Route)

4.7 mi · ▲ 580 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 439–848 ft

Out & Back · Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest

Trailhead: 42.43442, -72.45847

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading S.
  3. 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miReach Atkins Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

59% gravel41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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