AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ware River Watershed

Kitchen Fire Road

5.5 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Kitchen Fire Road is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near White Hall, MA. It is mostly level, with 233 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi804 – 971 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38121, -72.01850
Nearest town White Hall, MA
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Kitchen Fire Road

5.5 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 804–970 ft

Out & Back · Ware River Watershed

Trailhead: 42.38121, -72.01850

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  5. 200 ftTurn right onto Kitchen Fire Road, heading NE.
  6. 1.1 miReach Kitchen Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 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/oak-hill-out-back-6-km-b18d

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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