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.
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Kitchen Fire Road, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Midstate Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Kitchen Fire Road, heading SW.
- 1 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 1.9 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Kitchen Fire Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Prison Camp Fire Road & T6 Trail via Kitchen Fire Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Midstate Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 426 ft
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