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 Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 58°F / low 52° · precip 74% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 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

Heavy drizzleTemperature 58°F52°
Precip74%Wind8 mphUV0Humidity93%
Rained 0.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°50° 1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 10% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 17% rain8 AM: 24% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 52% rain11 AM: 71% rain12 PM: 56% rain1 PM: 55% rain2 PM: 63% rain3 PM: 48% rain4 PM: 58% rain5 PM: 74% rain6 PM: 60% rain7 PM: 48% rain8 PM: 40% rain9 PM: 35% rain10 PM: 28% rain11 PM: 19% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 65°53°
Tue 61°44°
Wed 65°42°
Thu 66°40° 16%
Fri 67°47° 30%
Sat 63°52° 30%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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