AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Horse Mountain Conservation Area

Horse Mountain & White Rock North Route via Rocks Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 578 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Horse Mountain & White Rock North Route via Rocks Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Horse Mountain Conservation Area near West Hatfield, MA. The route reaches Horse Mountain at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 578 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 696 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rocks Road 42.39352, -72.64575
Nearest town West Hatfield, MA
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Horse Mountain & White Rock North Route via Rocks Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 578 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 198–697 ft

Out & Back · Horse Mountain Conservation Area

Trailhead: Rocks Road · 42.39352, -72.64575

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

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Rocks Road, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miSharp left onto White Rock North Route, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horse Mountain trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miReach Horse Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miBear left onto White Rock North Route, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right onto Rocks Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 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/horse-mountain-mountain-street-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes-7-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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