Horse Mountain Conservation Area

Habitat Trail & White Rock North Route via Rocks Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 826 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Habitat Trail & White Rock North Route via Rocks Road is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Horse Mountain Conservation Area near West Hatfield, MA. It climbs 826 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 722 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.37681, -72.63933
Nearest town West Hatfield, MA

Directions

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Habitat Trail & White Rock North Route via Rocks Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 826 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 155–721 ft

Out & Back · Horse Mountain Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.37681, -72.63933

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rocks Road, heading NE.
  5. 1.4 miSharp left onto White Rock North Route, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horse Mountain trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Habitat Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miReach White Rock North Route, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Horse Mountain trail, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miBear left onto White Rock North Route, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right onto Rocks Road, heading S.
  13. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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