Cross Road & Foster Road via Moss Brook Road
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,210 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Cross Road & Foster Road via Moss Brook Road is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Erving State Forest near West Orange, MA. It climbs 1,210 ft. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cross Road & Foster Road via Moss Brook Road
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,210 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 634–1,132 ft
Out & Back · Erving State Forest
Trailhead: 42.63067, -72.33659
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Moss Brook Road, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Foster Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Cut Off Road, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Cross Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Mountain Road, heading N.
- 1 miReach Foster Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left onto Cross Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Cut Off Road, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Foster Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Moss Brook Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.7 miArrive 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 4.7 mi in (~141 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Moss Brook Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Foster Road via Moss Brook Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 585 ft
- Moss Brook Road 6.7 mi · ▲ 451 ft
- Erving State Forest Beach–Cut Off Road, 3 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 774 ft
- Mountain Road via Moss Brook Road 6.8 mi · ▲ 561 ft
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