AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ware River Watershed

Kitchen Fire Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Kitchen Fire Road is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near Coldbrook Springs, MA. It climbs 421 ft. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 971 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39031, -72.03037
Nearest town Coldbrook Springs, MA
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Kitchen Fire Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 782–970 ft

Out & Back · Ware River Watershed

Trailhead: 42.39031, -72.03037

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Kitchen Fire Road, heading NE.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Midstate Trail, heading S.
  6. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Kitchen Fire Road, heading SW.
  11. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/kitchen-fire-road-out-back-11-km-cd48

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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