Goatherd Rock–Goatherd's Quest, 5 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Goatherd Rock–Goatherd's Quest, 5 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near South Hawley, MA. The route reaches Goatherd Rock. It climbs 361 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,565 – 1,844 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.54346, -72.88948
Nearest town South Hawley, MA
Directions
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Goatherd Rock–Goatherd's Quest, 5 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 1,565–1,845 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.54346, -72.88948
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Periwinkle, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto South Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Greenwood Walls Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Penobscot Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto SnowShoe, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Goatherd's Quest, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Goatherd Rock.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hunt Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Goatherd Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Goatherd's Quest, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto SnowShoe, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Penobscot Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Greenwood Walls Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto South Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Periwinkle, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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