Erving State Forest

Cross Road & Mountain Road via Moss Brook Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 727 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Cross Road & Mountain Road via Moss Brook Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Erving State Forest near Stoneville, MA. It climbs 727 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 1,132 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountain Road 42.62119, -72.38173
Nearest town Stoneville, MA

Directions

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Cross Road & Mountain Road via Moss Brook Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 727 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 599–1,132 ft

Out & Back · Erving State Forest

Trailhead: Mountain Road · 42.62119, -72.38173

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mountain Road, heading S.
  2. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Cross Road, heading S.
  3. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mountain Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left onto Moss Brook Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miReach Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miSharp right onto Mountain Road, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cross Road, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mountain Road, heading N.
  9. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

99% gravel1% dirt

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 80°61°
Thu 90°63° 59%
Fri 91°67° 37%
Sat 89°67° 37%
Sun 93°66°
Mon 88°67° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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