Amethyst Brook Conservation Area

Robert Frost Trail (Orange)

5.3 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Robert Frost Trail (Orange) is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Amethyst Brook Conservation Area near Pratt Corner, MA. It climbs 485 ft. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 600 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.41066, -72.47723
Nearest town Pratt Corner, MA

Directions

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Robert Frost Trail (Orange)

5.3 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 199–599 ft

Out & Back · Amethyst Brook Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.41066, -72.47723

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 200 ftBear right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  15. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.3 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

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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