Prison Camp Fire Road & T6 Trail via Kitchen Fire Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Ware River Watershed near Coldbrook Springs, MA. It climbs 284 ft. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi781 – 879 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.39031, -72.03037
Nearest town Coldbrook Springs, MA
Directions
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Prison Camp Fire Road & T6 Trail via Kitchen Fire Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 782–880 ft
Out & Back · Ware River Watershed
Trailhead: 42.39031, -72.03037
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Kitchen Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Prison Camp Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto T6 Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Prison Camp Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Prison Camp Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto T6 Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Prison Camp Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Kitchen Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
54% dirt46% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F59°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity89%
Rained 2.2″ yesterday (4.2″ 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°60°
Thu
87°67°
47%
Fri
92°69°
36%
Sat
90°68°
38%
Sun
92°65°
Mon
89°69°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Kitchen Fire Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Midstate Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 426 ft
- Kitchen Fire Road 6.7 mi · ▲ 421 ft
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