Ware River Watershed

Kitchen Fire Road–Prison Camp Fire Road, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Kitchen Fire Road–Prison Camp Fire Road, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near New Boston, MA. It is mostly level, with 149 ft of elevation gain. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 886 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40413, -72.00296
Nearest town New Boston, MA

Directions

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Kitchen Fire Road–Prison Camp Fire Road, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 149 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 804–885 ft

Out & Back · Ware River Watershed

Trailhead: 42.40413, -72.00296

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto T6 Trail, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Prison Camp Fire Road, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right onto Kitchen Fire Road, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miReach T6 Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miSharp left onto Prison Camp Fire Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.6 miBear left onto T6 Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.3 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

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 6 min before dark.

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