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Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest

Mount Orient–Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land, 5 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,428 ft · 3 hr 47 min

Mount Orient–Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land, 5 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest near West Pelham, MA. The route passes Mount Orient before reaching Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 1,428 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi479 – 955 ft · steepest grade: 17%9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38194, -72.45965
Nearest town West Pelham, MA
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Mount Orient–Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land, 5 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,428 ft · 3 hr 47 min

Elevation 480–954 ft

Out & Back · Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest

Trailhead: 42.38194, -72.45965

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Backend Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miPass Mount Orient.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail, heading NW.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  16. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  21. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.4 miPass Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftReach Mount Orient, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  27. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  30. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  31. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  32. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  33. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  34. 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  39. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 0.4 miBear right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading S.
  41. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  42. 0.7 miSharp left onto Backend Trail, heading S.
  43. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  44. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  45. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-orient-sumner-mountain-road-water-supply-land-out-back-12-km-a1ab

Trail surface

22% dirt22% gravel56% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 79°66°
Thu 89°65° 56%
Fri 93°69° 39%
Sat 90°69° 37%
Sun 94°68°
Mon 91°69° 18%

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