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Northfield State Forest

Garnet Rock & Parker Camp Road via Richardson Trail (Yellow)

5 mi · ▲ 670 ft · 2 hr

Garnet Rock & Parker Camp Road via Richardson Trail (Yellow) is a 5-mile out-and-back in Northfield State Forest near East Northfield, MA. The route reaches Garnet Rock. It climbs 670 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 866 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Parker Camp Road 42.70784, -72.41445
Nearest town East Northfield, MA
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Garnet Rock & Parker Camp Road via Richardson Trail (Yellow)

5 mi · ▲ 670 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 444–865 ft

Out & Back · Northfield State Forest

Trailhead: Parker Camp Road · 42.70784, -72.41445

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start on Parker Camp Road, heading SW.
  2. 1 miContinue straight onto Richardson Trail (Yellow), heading N.
  3. 1.5 miSharp left onto Notch Mountain Trail (Red), heading S.
  4. 0.5 miPass Garnet Rock.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Notch Mountain Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Notch Mountain Trail (Red), heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Richardson Trail (Yellow), heading S.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 1 miArrive 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/garnet-rock-out-back-d040

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:45 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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