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Amethyst Brook Conservation Area

Falls & Dam via Robert Frost Trail (Orange)

4.2 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Falls & Dam via Robert Frost Trail (Orange) is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Amethyst Brook Conservation Area near East Village, MA. The route passes Falls before reaching Dam at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 469 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 535 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Robert Frost Trail 42.37655, -72.48610
Nearest town East Village, MA
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Falls & Dam via Robert Frost Trail (Orange)

4.2 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 199–535 ft

Out & Back · Amethyst Brook Conservation Area

Trailhead: Robert Frost Trail · 42.37655, -72.48610

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Thayer Street (Out) stop 27 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 100 ftPass Falls.
  10. 0.3 miPass Dam.
  11. 50 ftReach Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miArrive 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/robert-frost-trail-orange-out-back-5-km-f53c

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.4″ yesterday (4.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 80°65°
Thu 90°69° 56%
Fri 94°70° 40%
Sat 93°69° 36%
Sun 94°66°
Mon 92°70° 18%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Thayer Street (Out) stop 27 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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