Mount Grace–West View, 3 summits is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Mt. Grace State Forest near Warwick, MA. The route passes Mount Grace before reaching West View at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It climbs 2,787 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mount Grace–West View, 3 summits
13.6 mi · ▲ 2,787 ft · 5 hr 56 min
Elevation 566–1,616 ft
Out & Back · Mt. Grace State Forest
Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail (white) · 42.70630, -72.34886
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 1.3 miPass Mount Grace.
- 4.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass West View.
- 50 ftReach Mount Grace, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 3.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from NET/M&M Trail (white) Trailhead
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