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Mount Toby State Forest

Roaring Falls–Robert Frost Trail (Orange), 3 sights

6 mi · ▲ 1,400 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Roaring Falls–Robert Frost Trail (Orange), 3 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Mount Toby State Forest near Leverett Station, MA. The route reaches Roaring Falls at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 1,400 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 1,056 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45466, -72.52870
Nearest town Leverett Station, MA
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Roaring Falls–Robert Frost Trail (Orange), 3 sights

6 mi · ▲ 1,400 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 325–1,055 ft

Out & Back · Mount Toby State Forest

Trailhead: 42.45466, -72.52870

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading N.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tower Road, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftReach Roaring Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading E.
  10. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tower-road-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 93°65° 61%
Fri 94°69° 39%
Sat 92°69° 36%
Sun 95°68°
Mon 91°69° 17%

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