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Ware River Watershed

Prison Camp Fire Road & T6 Trail via Kitchen Fire Road

7.1 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Prison Camp Fire Road & T6 Trail via Kitchen Fire Road is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near White Hall, MA. It climbs 306 ft. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi820 – 971 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Midstate Trail 42.36732, -72.00188
Nearest town White Hall, MA
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Prison Camp Fire Road & T6 Trail via Kitchen Fire Road

7.1 mi · ▲ 306 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 820–970 ft

Out & Back · Ware River Watershed

Trailhead: Midstate Trail · 42.36732, -72.00188

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Midstate Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 200 ftTurn right onto Kitchen Fire Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Prison Camp Fire Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miBear left onto T6 Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftReach Prison Camp Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Prison Camp Fire Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Kitchen Fire Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 200 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.6 miBear left onto Midstate Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miArrive 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/muddy-pond-out-back-16-km-822f

Trail surface

26% dirt74% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F59°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (2.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°61°
Thu 87°67° 47%
Fri 92°69° 36%
Sat 90°68° 37%
Sun 91°65°
Mon 88°70° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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