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.
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading S.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Atkins Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Broad Hill Road (unimproved track) 2.8 mi · ▲ 204 ft
- M&M Trail (Old Route) 4.2 mi · ▲ 554 ft
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- M&M Trail (Old Route) 5.3 mi · ▲ 555 ft
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