AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Amethyst Brook Conservation Area

Junkyard Dog & Poverty Ridge Run via Middle Access Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 723 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Junkyard Dog & Poverty Ridge Run via Middle Access Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Amethyst Brook Conservation Area near West Pelham, MA. It climbs 723 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 794 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.37761, -72.48111
Nearest town West Pelham, MA
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Junkyard Dog & Poverty Ridge Run via Middle Access Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 723 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 223–794 ft

Out & Back · Amethyst Brook Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.37761, -72.48111

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

Transit-accessible: Heatherstone Road (In) stop 167 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto (Yellow), heading N.
  3. 150 ftBear right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Junkyard Dog, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Poverty Ridge Run, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miBear right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading N.
  14. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Down Deep, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Middle Access Road, heading S.
  17. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miBear left onto (Yellow), heading SW.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftArrive 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/junkyard-dog-poverty-ridge-run-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

35% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity81%
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 91°66° 56%
Fri 94°69° 39%
Sat 91°69° 37%
Sun 95°69°
Mon 91°69° 18%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Heatherstone Road (In) stop 167 m from the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near West Pelham, Massachusetts