AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ware River Watershed

Kitchen Fire Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Kitchen Fire Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near Coldbrook Springs, MA. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 866 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

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

4.7 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 782–866 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. 0.1 miBear right onto Barre Falls Dike #3 Road, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kitchen Fire Road, heading NE.
  5. 1.3 miReach Kitchen Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Barre Falls Dike #3 Road, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Kitchen Fire Road, heading SW.
  8. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/kitchen-fire-road-out-back-8-km-8f48

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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