Kitchen Fire Road
7.6 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Kitchen Fire Road is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near White Hall, MA. It climbs 289 ft. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Kitchen Fire Road
7.6 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 804–970 ft
Out & Back · Ware River Watershed
Trailhead: Midstate Trail · 42.36732, -72.00188
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Midstate Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Kitchen Fire Road, heading NE.
- 1.1 miReach Kitchen Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Midstate Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Midstate Trail Trailhead
- Muddy Pond via Mass Central Rail Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Long Pond via Midstate Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 386 ft
- Oak Hill via Midstate Trail 4 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Prison Camp Fire Road & T6 Trail via Kitchen Fire Road 7.1 mi · ▲ 306 ft
- Muddy Pond & Marsh Lane via Mass Central Rail Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 337 ft
- Sampson's Pebble–Long Pond, 5 sights 9.2 mi · ▲ 844 ft
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