Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest
Robert Frost Trail (Orange)
11.4 mi · ▲ 1,107 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Robert Frost Trail (Orange) is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest near Baconville, MA. It climbs 1,107 ft. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi200 – 846 ft12.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.43442, -72.45847
Nearest town Baconville, MA
Directions
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Robert Frost Trail (Orange)
11.4 mi · ▲ 1,107 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Elevation 199–848 ft
Out & Back · Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest
Trailhead: 42.43442, -72.45847
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Thayer Street (Out) stop 27 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading S.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Down Deep, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Down Deep, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 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
25% gravel16% dirt59% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Thayer Street (Out) stop 27 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · loop · via Robert Frost Trail (Orange)
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Robert Frost Trail (Orange)
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Robert Frost Trail (Orange)
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Robert Frost Trail (Orange)
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Robert Frost Trail (Orange)
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Robert Frost Trail (Orange)
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Robert Frost Trail (Orange)
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Robert Frost Trail (Orange)
More from this trailhead
- Robert Frost Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 557 ft
- M&M Trail (Old Route) 6.5 mi · ▲ 558 ft
- M&M Trail (Old Route) 5 mi · ▲ 470 ft
- M&M Trail (Old Route) 5.3 mi · ▲ 555 ft
- M&M Trail (Old Route) 4.2 mi · ▲ 554 ft
- Atkins Reservoir via M&M Trail (Old Route) 4.7 mi · ▲ 580 ft
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