Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest
Bates Sanctuary–Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land, 3 groves
4.9 mi · ▲ 736 ft · 2 hr
Bates Sanctuary–Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land, 3 groves is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest near Pratt Corner, MA. The route passes Atkins Reservoir, Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land and Bates Sanctuary. It climbs 736 ft. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bates Sanctuary–Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land, 3 groves
4.9 mi · ▲ 736 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 439–846 ft
Out & Back · Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest
Trailhead: 42.42599, -72.48650
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 59°F / low 53° · precip 73% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Atkins Reservoir.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto M&M Trail (Old Route), heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Bates Sanctuary.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Bates Sanctuary, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Flat Hills & Atkins Reservoir 3.2 mi · ▲ 219 ft
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