Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest
Roaring Brook Conservation Area & Bates Sanctuary via M&M Trail (Old Route)
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Roaring Brook Conservation Area & Bates Sanctuary via M&M Trail (Old Route) is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest near Pratt Corner, MA. The route passes Bates Sanctuary before reaching Roaring Brook Conservation Area at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 1,009 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Roaring Brook Conservation Area & Bates Sanctuary via M&M Trail (Old Route)
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 572–892 ft
Out & Back · Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest
Trailhead: 42.42265, -72.46688
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Bates Sanctuary.
- 0.1 miReach Roaring Brook Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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