Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land–Falls, 4 groves
13.2 mi · ▲ 1,684 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land–Falls, 4 groves is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Amherst Water Supply Land near Pelham, MA. The route passes Hill Reservoir and Falls before reaching Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 1,684 ft. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land–Falls, 4 groves
13.2 mi · ▲ 1,684 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Elevation 403–951 ft
Out & Back · Amherst Water Supply Land
Trailhead: 42.39050, -72.42764
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Romer Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass Hill Reservoir.
- 0.9 miPass Falls.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- NET Trail (white) 3 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Dam & Hill Reservoir via Romer Road 4 mi · ▲ 498 ft
- Falls & Hill Reservoir via Romer Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 543 ft
- NET Trail (white) 4.9 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Dam–Hill Reservoir Loop, 4 lakes 7.3 mi · ▲ 697 ft
- Robert Frost Sunset Point–Falls, 7 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 1,856 ft
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