Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest

Middle Access Road & Robert Frost Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 964 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Middle Access Road & Robert Frost Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest near East Leverett, MA. It climbs 964 ft. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi571 – 846 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.44583, -72.46211
Nearest town East Leverett, MA

Directions

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Middle Access Road & Robert Frost Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 964 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 572–846 ft

Out & Back · Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest

Trailhead: 42.44583, -72.46211

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading S.
  5. 1.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
  17. 250 ftSharp right onto Middle Access Road, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miReach Middle Access Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading NE.
  20. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  27. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  28. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  29. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  30. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  31. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  32. 1.3 miContinue straight onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading NW.
  33. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  34. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  35. 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

39% gravel61% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (3″ 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 79°65°
Thu 90°65° 58%
Fri 92°68° 39%
Sat 89°68° 37%
Sun 93°67°
Mon 90°68° 17%

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