Amherst Water Supply Land

Robert Frost Trail (Orange)

9 mi · ▲ 1,020 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Robert Frost Trail (Orange) is a 9-mile out-and-back in Amherst Water Supply Land near Baconville, MA. It climbs 1,020 ft. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 909 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42139, -72.45779
Nearest town Baconville, MA

Directions

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Robert Frost Trail (Orange)

9 mi · ▲ 1,020 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Elevation 199–908 ft

Out & Back · Amherst Water Supply Land

Trailhead: 42.42139, -72.45779

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miBear right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Down Deep, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 200 ftBear right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading S.
  21. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  23. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right onto Down Deep, heading N.
  27. 0.6 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading N.
  28. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  33. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  34. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  35. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  40. 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.

Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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