Amethyst Conservation Area

Backend Trail–Junkyard Dog, 3 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 784 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Backend Trail–Junkyard Dog, 3 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Amethyst Conservation Area near East Village, MA. It climbs 784 ft. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi190 – 889 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38691, -72.49814
Nearest town East Village, MA

Directions

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Backend Trail–Junkyard Dog, 3 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 784 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 189–891 ft

Out & Back · Amethyst Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.38691, -72.49814

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Middle Access Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Backend Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading NW.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left onto Middle Access Road, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 200 ftTurn right onto Junkyard Dog, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

18% dirt82% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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