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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading S.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Middle Access Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Middle Access Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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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%
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- M&M Trail (Old Route) 4.7 mi · ▲ 720 ft
- M&M Trail (Old Route) 5.4 mi · ▲ 694 ft
- M&M Trail (Old Route) 5.8 mi · ▲ 755 ft
- M&M Trail (Old Route) 6.9 mi · ▲ 764 ft
- Robert Frost Trail 7 mi · ▲ 766 ft
- Robert Frost Trail (Orange) 11.9 mi · ▲ 1,280 ft
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