Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest

Middle Access Road & Robert Frost Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,129 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Middle Access Road & Robert Frost Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest near Baconville, MA. It climbs 1,129 ft. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi610 – 1,102 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44582, -72.44594
Nearest town Baconville, MA

Directions

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Middle Access Road & Robert Frost Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,129 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 612–1,101 ft

Out & Back · Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest

Trailhead: 42.44582, -72.44594

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
  18. 250 ftSharp right onto Middle Access Road, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miReach Middle Access Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.2 miSharp left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading NE.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  28. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  30. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  34. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
  36. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  37. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (4.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 77°65°
Thu 86°66° 58%
Fri 91°68° 39%
Sat 89°67° 37%
Sun 91°64°
Mon 89°67° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 10 min before dark.

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