Robert Frost Sunset Point–Falls, 7 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 1,856 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Robert Frost Sunset Point–Falls, 7 sights is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Amherst Water Supply Land near Pelham, MA. The route passes Hill Reservoir, Falls and Robert Frost Sunset Point before reaching Atkins Reservoir at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 1,856 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Robert Frost Sunset Point–Falls, 7 sights
12.7 mi · ▲ 1,856 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Elevation 396–951 ft
Out & Back · Amherst Water Supply Land
Trailhead: 42.39050, -72.42764
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Romer Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass Hill Reservoir.
- 0.9 miPass Falls.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Poverty Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass Robert Frost Sunset Point.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Atkins Reservoir.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Robert Frost Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Poverty Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~132 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- NET Trail (white) 3 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- Dam & Hill Reservoir via Romer Road 4 mi · ▲ 498 ft
- Falls & Hill Reservoir via Romer Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 543 ft
- NET Trail (white) 4.9 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Dam–Hill Reservoir Loop, 4 lakes 7.3 mi · ▲ 697 ft
- Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land–Falls, 4 groves 13.2 mi · ▲ 1,684 ft
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