Western Mass, Site 36: Amethyst Brook

This map is intended to be used in conjunction with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Western Massachusetts guidebook (Kimball 2015, UPNE).

Site 36 Map: Amethyst Brook icon_pdf

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Spring 2017: Recent timber operations on the southwest side of Mt. Orient have significantly changed the appearance of the forest there, but the Robert Frost Trail is still well-blazed and easy to follow. 

Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Bridge over Amethyst Brook.
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
View across the Pioneer Valley to the Holyoke Range from the ledges of Mt. Orient.
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Amethyst Brook
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Robert Frost Trail along Amethyst Brook
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Into the woods by the community gardens near the trailhead at Amethyst Brook
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Amethyst Brook along the trail at Buffum Falls Conservation Area
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Along the trail at the Buffum Falls Conservation Area

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All photos copyright 2014 by Ben Kimball unless otherwise noted.