Eastman Brook Conservation Area
Puffers Pond North Beach via Robert Frost Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Puffers Pond North Beach via Robert Frost Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Eastman Brook Conservation Area near Leverett Station, MA. The route reaches Puffers Pond North Beach at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 443 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Puffers Pond North Beach via Robert Frost Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 443 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 281–465 ft
Out & Back · Eastman Brook Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.44920, -72.51693
Weather Sep 21: Heavy drizzle, high 59°F / low 51° · precip 75% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading W.
- 2.4 miReach Puffers Pond North Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftArrive 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 2.2 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Robert Frost Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 413 ft
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