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Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest

M&M Trail (Old Route)

5 mi · ▲ 470 ft · 1 hr 54 min

M&M Trail (Old Route) is a 5-mile out-and-back in Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest near Baconville, MA. It climbs 470 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi532 – 846 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.43442, -72.45847
Nearest town Baconville, MA
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M&M Trail (Old Route)

5 mi · ▲ 470 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 531–848 ft

Out & Back · Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest

Trailhead: 42.43442, -72.45847

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading S.
  3. 1.5 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.7 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/roaring-brook-conservation-area-bates-sanctuary-out-back-7-km-12df

Trail surface

61% gravel8% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 78°64°
Thu 87°66° 57%
Fri 91°68° 39%
Sat 89°68° 37%
Sun 91°64°
Mon 89°67° 17%

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