Banfield Agricultural Preservation Restriction
Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land–Robert Frost Sunset Point, 6 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,241 ft · 3 hr 25 min
Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land–Robert Frost Sunset Point, 6 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Banfield Agricultural Preservation Restriction near West Pelham, MA. The route passes Robert Frost Sunset Point and Atkins Reservoir before reaching Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 1,241 ft. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land–Robert Frost Sunset Point, 6 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,241 ft · 3 hr 25 min
Elevation 396–881 ft
Out & Back · Banfield Agricultural Preservation Restriction
Trailhead: 42.38194, -72.45965
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Poverty Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Robert Frost Sunset Point.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miPass Atkins Reservoir.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Sumner Mountain Road Water Supply Land, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Poverty Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.5 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Junkyard Dog & Middle Access Road Loop via Robert Frost Trail (Orange) 2.7 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- Hill Reservoir & Hawley Reservoir via Arnold Cemetery Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 228 ft
- Dorie Goldman Trail (light blue) & Middle Access Road Loop via Robert Frost Trail (Orange) 2.9 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- Robert Frost Trail (Orange) 3.4 mi · ▲ 384 ft
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