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Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest

Bates Sanctuary & Robert Frost Sunset Point via Robert Frost Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 879 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Bates Sanctuary & Robert Frost Sunset Point via Robert Frost Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest near Pratt Corner, MA. The route passes Robert Frost Sunset Point before reaching Bates Sanctuary at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 879 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi459 – 846 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.41066, -72.47723
Nearest town Pratt Corner, MA
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Bates Sanctuary & Robert Frost Sunset Point via Robert Frost Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 879 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 460–846 ft

Out & Back · Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest

Trailhead: 42.41066, -72.47723

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftSharp right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftPass Robert Frost Sunset Point.
  5. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Poverty Mountain Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 1.2 miContinue straight onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading N.
  11. 0.5 miReach Bates Sanctuary, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 1.7 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Poverty Mountain Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 450 ftSharp right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/smith-conservation-restriction-roaring-brook-conservation-area-out-back-11-km-6f6f

Trail surface

58% gravel8% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (3.9″ 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 91°65° 56%
Fri 93°69° 39%
Sat 90°69° 37%
Sun 94°68°
Mon 91°69° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 11 min before dark.

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