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Amherst Water Supply Land

Robert Frost Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 613 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Robert Frost Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Amherst Water Supply Land near Baconville, MA. It climbs 613 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi692 – 1,089 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40413, -72.45029
Nearest town Baconville, MA
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Robert Frost Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 613 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 692–1,091 ft

Out & Back · Amherst Water Supply Land

Trailhead: 42.40413, -72.45029

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading SW.
  9. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  15. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 1.1 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/poverty-mountain-out-back-6-km-f0ef

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (4.2″ 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 77°63°
Thu 86°66° 56%
Fri 91°68° 39%
Sat 90°67° 37%
Sun 91°64°
Mon 89°67° 18%

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