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Mount Warner Reservation

Mount Warner–Rock Etam, 4 summits

3.2 mi · ▲ 522 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Mount Warner–Rock Etam, 4 summits is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Warner Reservation near North Hadley, MA. The route passes Mount Warner and Rock Etam before reaching Lake Warner at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 522 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 505 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.36869, -72.56974
Nearest town North Hadley, MA
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Mount Warner–Rock Etam, 4 summits

3.2 mi · ▲ 522 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 182–504 ft

Out & Back · Mount Warner Reservation

Trailhead: 42.36869, -72.56974

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Salamander Loop Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miPass Mount Warner.
  5. 0.1 miPass Rock Etam.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miPass Lake Warner.
  8. 250 ftReach Mount Warner, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left onto Fire road, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-warner-rock-etam-out-back-3-summits-5-km-d3bd

Trail surface

52% dirt26% gravel22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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