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Mount Toby State Forest

Robert Frost Trail (Orange) via Tower Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Robert Frost Trail (Orange) via Tower Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Toby State Forest near North Leverett, MA. It climbs 471 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi384 – 709 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49448, -72.51948
Nearest town North Leverett, MA
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Robert Frost Trail (Orange) via Tower Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 383–708 ft

Out & Back · Mount Toby State Forest

Trailhead: 42.49448, -72.51948

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tower Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bridle Path, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Sugar Farms Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miReach Robert Frost Trail (Orange), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right onto Bridle Path, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tower Road, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/robert-frost-trail-orange-out-back-6-km-ce85

Trail surface

37% dirt14% other49% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (3.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 80°65°
Thu 89°67° 60%
Fri 93°69° 39%
Sat 91°68° 36%
Sun 93°66°
Mon 92°69° 17%

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