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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading S.
  3. 1.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miBear right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Down Deep, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 200 ftBear right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading S.
  20. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right onto Down Deep, heading N.
  26. 0.6 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading NE.
  27. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  32. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  33. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  34. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  35. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  36. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  37. 1.3 miContinue straight onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading NW.
  38. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  39. 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

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