Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest
Roaring Brook Conservation Area & Bates Sanctuary via M&M Trail (Old Route)
4.5 mi · ▲ 690 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Roaring Brook Conservation Area & Bates Sanctuary via M&M Trail (Old Route) is a 4.5-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, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 690 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Roaring Brook Conservation Area & Bates Sanctuary via M&M Trail (Old Route)
4.5 mi · ▲ 690 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 572–846 ft
Out & Back · Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest
Trailhead: connector · 42.41880, -72.46042
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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- Roaring Brook Conservation Area–Bates Sanctuary, 6 groves 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,137 ft
- Robert Frost Trail (Orange) 7.6 mi · ▲ 844 ft
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