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Amherst Water Supply Land

Robert Frost Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 644 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Robert Frost Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Amherst Water Supply Land near Baconville, MA. It climbs 644 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi610 – 909 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42139, -72.45779
Nearest town Baconville, MA
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Robert Frost Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 644 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 612–908 ft

Out & Back · Amherst Water Supply Land

Trailhead: 42.42139, -72.45779

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 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 ftSharp left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
  16. 250 ftReach Robert Frost Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  24. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  25. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  26. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/robert-frost-trail-out-back-7-km-46ea

Trail surface

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (4.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 78°64°
Thu 87°67° 57%
Fri 91°69° 39%
Sat 90°68° 37%
Sun 91°65°
Mon 90°67° 17%

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