Erving State Forest

Erving State Forest Beach & Cut Off Road via Moss Brook Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 597 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Erving State Forest Beach & Cut Off Road via Moss Brook Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Erving State Forest near Wendell Depot, MA. The route reaches Erving State Forest Beach at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 597 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi545 – 1,034 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nursery Road 42.59921, -72.36680
Nearest town Wendell Depot, MA

Directions

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Erving State Forest Beach & Cut Off Road via Moss Brook Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 597 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 543–1,035 ft

Out & Back · Erving State Forest

Trailhead: Nursery Road · 42.59921, -72.36680

Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 91% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start on Nursery Road, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Moss Brook Road, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Cut Off Road, heading NW.
  4. 1.1 miReach Erving State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miBear right onto Moss Brook Road, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left onto Nursery Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 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

47% dirt39% gravel14% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 78°F68°
Precip91%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity74%
Rained 1.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 12% rain2 AM: 16% rain3 AM: 49% rain4 AM: 68% rain5 AM: 91% rain6 AM: 84% rain7 AM: 89% rain8 AM: 90% rain9 AM: 83% rain10 AM: 59% rain11 AM: 40% rain12 PM: 29% rain1 PM: 38% rain2 PM: 46% rain3 PM: 37% rain4 PM: 70% rain5 PM: 56% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Tue 81°64°
Wed 81°63°
Thu 92°64° 59%
Fri 92°68° 37%
Sat 91°68° 38%
Sun 94°67°

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