AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cotton Candy–Far Meadow Road, 5 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr

Cotton Candy–Far Meadow Road, 5 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Charlemont, MA. It climbs 398 ft. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi748 – 1,047 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63346, -72.87606
Nearest town Charlemont, MA
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Cotton Candy–Far Meadow Road, 5 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 398 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 749–1,046 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.63346, -72.87606

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Far Meadow Road, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Red Zone, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Northwest, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto Cotton Candy, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Northwest, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftTurn left onto Rice Brook, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lower Switchback, heading S.
  10. 100 ftBear right onto Lower Loop, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cotton-candy-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

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