Paul C. Jones Working Forest

M&M Trail (Old Route)

10.8 mi · ▲ 997 ft · 4 hr 6 min

M&M Trail (Old Route) is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Paul C. Jones Working Forest near Shutesbury, MA. It climbs 997 ft. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi722 – 1,234 ft11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46071, -72.42820
Nearest town Shutesbury, MA

Directions

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M&M Trail (Old Route)

10.8 mi · ▲ 997 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Elevation 722–1,232 ft

Out & Back · Paul C. Jones Working Forest

Trailhead: 42.46071, -72.42820

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 1.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading SW.
  11. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 1 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 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.

Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.

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