The Robert Frost Trail is a 47-mile (76 km) long footpath that passes through the eastern Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts. The trail runs from the Connecticut River in South Hadley, Massachusetts to Ruggles Pond in Wendell State Forest, through both Hampshire and Franklin County and includes a number of scenic features such as the Holyoke Range, Mount Orient, Puffer's Pond, and Mount Toby.[1] The trail is named after the poet Robert Frost, who lived and taught in the area from 1916 to 1938.[
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| title | riding area | rating | distance | completed | |||
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| 1 | Lithia Low Place Connector Section 1: Holyoke Range West | 2,894 ft | |||||
| 2 | Robert Frost - Puffers Pond Section 9: Cushman Brook | 1,414 ft | |||||
| 3 | Robert Frost - Eastman Brook Section 10: Eastman Brook | 2 miles | |||||
| 4 | Hockanum Rd. Parking Lot Entrance Section 1: Holyoke Range West | 413 ft | |||||
| 5 | Taylor's Notch Trail Section 1: Holyoke Range West | 2,913 ft | |||||
| 6 | M&M / NET Sec MA 7 Section 1: Holyoke Range West | 5 miles | |||||
| 7 | Black Rock Trail Section 1: Holyoke Range West | 4,311 ft | |||||
| 8 | Lithia Outlook Trail Section 1: Holyoke Range West | 2,972 ft | |||||
| 9 | Lithia Springs Trail Section 1: Holyoke Range West | 2 miles | |||||
| 10 | Low Place Trail Section 1: Holyoke Range West | 3,547 ft | |||||
| 11 | Bunker Link Section 1: Holyoke Range West | 2,556 ft | |||||
| 12 | Notch Bypass/Robert Frost Trail Section 1: Holyoke Range West | 1,188 ft | |||||
| 13 | NET Sec 8/Robert Frost- Visitor Center Section 2: Central Holyoke Range | 2,356 ft | |||||
| 14 | Robert Frost Trail (orange) Section 2: Central Holyoke Range | 1 mile | |||||
| 15 | NET Sec 8/Robert Frost - Long Mountain Section 2: Central Holyoke Range | 3 miles | |||||
| 16 | Robert Frost Trail Section 3: Holyoke Range East | 886 ft | |||||
| 17 | Access Road Section 3: Holyoke Range East | 1,381 ft | |||||
| 18 | Access Road Section 3: Holyoke Range East | 1,017 ft | |||||
| 19 | Robert Frost - Bay Road Section 3: Holyoke Range East | 1,512 ft | |||||
| 20 | Robert Frost - Orchard & Warren Wright Section 3: Holyoke Range East | 2,490 ft | |||||
| 21 | Robert Frost Section 4: Lawrence Swamp | 1 mile | |||||
| 22 | Pilgrims Way Section 4: Lawrence Swamp | 2,566 ft | |||||
| 23 | Robert Frost - Lawrence Swamp Section 4: Lawrence Swamp | 1 mile | |||||
| 24 | Robert Frost - Station Road Section 4: Lawrence Swamp | 2,375 ft | |||||
| 25 | Robert Frost - Lawrence Station Section 5: Amherst Woods | 2,224 ft | |||||
| 26 | Robert Frost - Woodlot Rd Section 5: Amherst Woods | 614 ft | |||||
| 27 | Robert Frost - Woodlot Rd Section 5: Amherst Woods | 318 ft | |||||
| 28 | Robert Frost - Wildflower Section 5: Amherst Woods | 735 ft | |||||
| 29 | Robert Frost - Wildflower Dr. Section 5: Amherst Woods | 568 ft | |||||
| 30 | Robert Frost - Pomeroy Pond Section 5: Amherst Woods | 2,201 ft | |||||
| 31 | Robert Frost - Belchertown Rd. Section 5: Amherst Woods | 1,119 ft | |||||
| 32 | Robert Frost - Harkness Conservation Section 6: Echo Hill-Harkness Brook | 3,871 ft | |||||
| 33 | Robert Frost - Echo Hill Connector Section 6: Echo Hill-Harkness Brook | 1,493 ft | |||||
| 34 | Robert Frost - Stoney Hill Road Section 6: Echo Hill-Harkness Brook | 623 ft | |||||
| 35 | Robert Frost - Echo Hill Section 6: Echo Hill-Harkness Brook | 3,858 ft | |||||
| 36 | Robert Frost - Ward Street Section 6: Echo Hill-Harkness Brook | 633 ft | |||||
| 37 | Robert Frost - Amethyst Brook Section 7: Amethyst Brook-Mount Orient | 2,936 ft | |||||
| 38 | Mount Orient Ridge Trail (RFT) Section 7: Amethyst Brook-Mount Orient | 3 miles | |||||
| 39 | Robert Frost - Poverty Mountain Section 7: Amethyst Brook-Mount Orient | 1 mile | |||||
| 40 | Robert Frost - Pratt Corner Section 8: Atkins Reservoir-Mt. Boreas | 2,812 ft | |||||
| 41 | Robert Frost - Cushman Rd. Section 8: Atkins Reservoir-Mt. Boreas | 1,693 ft | |||||
| 42 | Robert Frost - Mt. Boreas Section 8: Atkins Reservoir-Mt. Boreas | 3,117 ft | |||||
| 43 | Robert Frost - Cushman Brook East Section 9: Cushman Brook | 3,202 ft | |||||
| 44 | Robert Frost - Upper Mill River Section 9: Cushman Brook | 974 ft | |||||
| 45 | Robert Frost - Cushman Brook Section 9: Cushman Brook | 2,293 ft | |||||
| 46 | Robert Frost - Pulpit Hill Rd. Section 10: Eastman Brook | 525 ft | |||||
| 47 | Robert Frost - Leverett Knobs Section 11: Leverett Knobs | 1 mile | |||||
| 48 | Robert Frost - Leverett Station Section 11: Leverett Knobs | 1 mile | |||||
| 49 | Robert Frost - Mt. Toby Section 12: Mount Toby | 7 miles | |||||
| 50 | Robert Frost - Reservation Rd. Section 13: Stoddard Hill | 3,133 ft | |||||
| 51 | Robert Frost - Stoddard Hill Section 13: Stoddard Hill | 1 mile | |||||
| 52 | Robert Frost - Spaulding Hill Rd. Section 14: Spaulding Brook-Dry Hill | 722 ft | |||||
| 53 | Robert Frost - Spaulding Brook-Dry Hill Section 14: Spaulding Brook-Dry Hill | 4 miles | |||||
| 54 | Robert Frost - Dry Hill Connector Section 14: Spaulding Brook-Dry Hill | 2,940 ft | |||||
| 55 | Robert Frost - East Chestnut Hill Section 14: Spaulding Brook-Dry Hill | 1,352 ft |
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Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Orient Ridge Trail (RFT) | Jan 5, 2026 @ 1:35pm (America/New_York) Jan 5, 2026 | view | ||
| Robert Frost - East Chestnut Hill | Oct 27, 2025 @ 3:44pm (America/New_York) Oct 27, 2025 | view | ||
| Bunker Link | Jun 7, 2025 @ 3:13am Jun 7, 2025 | view | ||
| Robert Frost - Pratt Corner | Jun 3, 2024 @ 7:50am Jun 3, 2024 | view | ||
| Robert Frost - Spaulding Hill Rd. | Jun 1, 2024 @ 8:57am Jun 1, 2024 | view |
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