Best hikes in Erving State Forest
Ambleway maps 15 hikes in Erving State Forest, from a 2.4-mile walk to a 9.5-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Great Swamp Road & Swamp Road. The biggest climb is Introductory Buttress–Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point, 10 sights, gaining 1,634 ft, and the network tops out at 1,139 ft. One trailhead is within walking range of public transit.
- NET/M&M Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 495 ft
- Mountain Road & Pinnacle Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 642 ft
- Erving State Forest Beach & Cut Off Road via Moss Brook Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 597 ft
- Great Swamp Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 571 ft
- Waterfall–Gold Dot, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,094 ft
- Great Swamp Road & Swamp Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Farley Ledge Caves & Orange Trail via NET/M&M Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 935 ft
- Moss Brook Road 6.7 mi · ▲ 451 ft
- Rattlesnake Mountain–Rattlesnake Viewpoint, 9 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,386 ft
- Pinnacle Road & Swamp Road 8.4 mi · ▲ 687 ft
- The Slab–Buoux Buttress, 6 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft
- Northfield Mountain Reservoir–Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point, 5 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,080 ft
- Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 3 sights 9 mi · ▲ 1,259 ft
- Hemlock Hill Sunset Point–Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point, 6 sights 9.1 mi · ▲ 1,227 ft
- Introductory Buttress–Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point, 10 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,634 ft