AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Drake Mountain

5.8 mi · ▲ 852 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Drake Mountain is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Granville, MA. The route reaches Drake Mountain. It climbs 852 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi630 – 1,112 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.10216, -72.85529
Nearest town Granville, MA
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Drake Mountain

5.8 mi · ▲ 852 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 631–1,112 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.10216, -72.85529

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miReach Drake Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  6. 1.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/drake-mountain-out-back-9-km-4c26

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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