Upper Mill River Conservation Area
Mount Boreas–Mill River, 3 beaches
2.9 mi · ▲ 329 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Mount Boreas–Mill River, 3 beaches is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Upper Mill River Conservation Area near Cushman, MA. The route passes Mill River and Puffers Pond South Beach before reaching Mount Boreas at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 329 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Boreas–Mill River, 3 beaches
2.9 mi · ▲ 329 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 259–550 ft
Out & Back · Upper Mill River Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.41399, -72.50843
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Cushman Center stop 119 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Mill River.
- 50 ftPass Puffers Pond South Beach.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miReach Mount Boreas, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 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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- Transit-accessible: Cushman Center stop 119 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Pulpit Hill–Puffers Pond, 6 beaches 3.7 mi · ▲ 235 ft
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