Robert Frost Sunset Point via Poverty Mountain Trail
4 mi · ▲ 662 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Robert Frost Sunset Point via Poverty Mountain Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Amherst Water Supply Land near Baconville, MA. The route reaches Robert Frost Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 662 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Robert Frost Sunset Point via Poverty Mountain Trail
4 mi · ▲ 662 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 531–908 ft
Out & Back · Amherst Water Supply Land
Trailhead: 42.42139, -72.45779
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Poverty Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Robert Frost Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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