Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest
Smith Conservation Restriction–Roaring Brook Conservation Area, 5 groves
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Smith Conservation Restriction–Roaring Brook Conservation Area, 5 groves is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest near Pratt Corner, MA. The route passes Robert Frost Sunset Point, Bates Sanctuary and Roaring Brook Conservation Area before reaching Smith Conservation Restriction at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 1,051 ft. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Smith Conservation Restriction–Roaring Brook Conservation Area, 5 groves
6.1 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 404–846 ft
Out & Back · Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest
Trailhead: Robert Frost Trail · 42.41311, -72.47768
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Robert Frost Sunset Point.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Poverty Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Bates Sanctuary.
- 0.1 miPass Roaring Brook Conservation Area.
- 0.3 miReach Smith Conservation Restriction, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Poverty Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 11 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Robert Frost Trail Trailhead
- Flat Hills 1.2 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Poverty Mountain–Robert Frost Sunset Point, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 567 ft
- Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land & Atkins Reservoir 2.8 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Robert Frost Sunset Point–Atkins Reservoir Loop, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 518 ft
- Mount Orient–Robert Frost Sunset Point, 5 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 650 ft
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