Mount Boreas–Pulpit Hill, 6 beaches is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Upper Mill River Conservation Area near Factory Hollow, MA. The route passes Puffers Pond North Beach, Pulpit Hill, Puffers Pond South Beach and 3 more before reaching Mount Boreas at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 495 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi236 – 548 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42478, -72.51379
Nearest town Factory Hollow, MA
Directions
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Mount Boreas–Pulpit Hill, 6 beaches
4.2 mi · ▲ 495 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 237–550 ft
Out & Back · Upper Mill River Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.42478, -72.51379
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Sand Hill Road stop 757 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Puffers Pond North Beach.
- 400 ftPass Pulpit Hill.
- 50 ftPass Puffers Pond South Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Puffers Pond.
- 250 ftPass Puffers Pond South Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Mill River.
- 1.3 miReach Mount Boreas, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
92% dirt5% boardwalk3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sand Hill Road stop 757 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Ellsworth Barnard Loop via Robert Frost Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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