Kitchen Fire Road–Prison Camp Fire Road, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near New Boston, MA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi784 – 879 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Prison Camp Fire Road 42.40031, -72.00048
Nearest town New Boston, MA
Directions
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Kitchen Fire Road–Prison Camp Fire Road, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 783–880 ft
Out & Back · Ware River Watershed
Trailhead: Prison Camp Fire Road · 42.40031, -72.00048
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on Prison Camp Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto T6 Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Prison Camp Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Kitchen Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Prison Camp Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Prison Camp Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto T6 Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Prison Camp Fire Road, heading SE.
- 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 surface
44% dirt56% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 4 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Kitchen Fire Road
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- 5.5 mi · out & back · via Kitchen Fire Road
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