Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest
Poverty Mountain–Robert Frost Sunset Point Loop, 5 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 750 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Poverty Mountain–Robert Frost Sunset Point Loop, 5 sights is a 4.2-mile loop in Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest near Pratt Corner, MA. The route passes Atkins Reservoir, Robert Frost Sunset Point and Poverty Mountain. It climbs 750 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Poverty Mountain–Robert Frost Sunset Point Loop, 5 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 750 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 396–891 ft
Loop · Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest
Trailhead: M&M Trail (Old Route) · 42.41898, -72.47684
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Atkins Reservoir.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Robert Frost Sunset Point.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Poverty Mountain.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Poverty Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading N.
- 0.7 miThe loop closes 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from M&M Trail (Old Route) Trailhead
- Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land & Atkins Reservoir 1.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Smith Conservation Restriction & Roaring Brook Conservation Area via M&M Trail (Old Route) 4.8 mi · ▲ 878 ft
- Smith Conservation Restriction–Roaring Brook Conservation Area, 3 groves 10.6 mi · ▲ 1,577 ft
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