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Peppercorn Hill

Lake Maspenock & Purple Diamond

3.8 mi · ▲ 321 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Lake Maspenock & Purple Diamond is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Peppercorn Hill near North Milford, MA. The route reaches Lake Maspenock at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 321 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi315 – 502 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.17614, -71.55891
Nearest town North Milford, MA
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Lake Maspenock & Purple Diamond

3.8 mi · ▲ 321 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 314–501 ft

Out & Back · Peppercorn Hill

Trailhead: 42.17614, -71.55891

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right onto Purple Diamond, heading N.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftReach Lake Maspenock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 1.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 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/lake-maspenock-purple-diamond-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (2.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 84°68° 39%
Fri 95°71° 29%
Sat 92°70° 36%
Sun 95°70° 15%
Mon 94°72° 17%

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