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Amethyst Brook Conservation Area

Poverty Ridge Run via Middle Access Road

5 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Poverty Ridge Run via Middle Access Road is a 5-mile out-and-back in Amethyst Brook Conservation Area near East Village, MA. It climbs 701 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 794 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Robert Frost Trail 42.37655, -72.48610
Nearest town East Village, MA
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Poverty Ridge Run via Middle Access Road

5 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 199–794 ft

Out & Back · Amethyst Brook Conservation Area

Trailhead: Robert Frost Trail · 42.37655, -72.48610

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Thayer Street (Out) stop 27 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Poverty Ridge Run, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miBear right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading NE.
  8. 150 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Down Deep, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Middle Access Road, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.8 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading S.
  13. 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/poverty-ridge-run-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (4.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 80°65°
Thu 90°69° 56%
Fri 94°70° 40%
Sat 93°69° 36%
Sun 94°66°
Mon 92°70° 18%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Thayer Street (Out) stop 27 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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