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Eastman Brook Conservation Area

Ellsworth Barnard Loop via Robert Frost Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 52 min

Ellsworth Barnard Loop via Robert Frost Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Eastman Brook Conservation Area near Factory Hollow, MA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 308 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42478, -72.51379
Nearest town Factory Hollow, MA
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Ellsworth Barnard Loop via Robert Frost Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 52 min

Elevation 253–308 ft

Out & Back · Eastman Brook Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.42478, -72.51379

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ellsworth Barnard Loop, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miReach Ellsworth Barnard Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 250 ftArrive 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/ellsworth-barnard-loop-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 11 min before dark.

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