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Erving State Forest

Mountain Road & Pinnacle Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 642 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Mountain Road & Pinnacle Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Erving State Forest near Erving, MA. It climbs 642 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi630 – 1,109 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pinnacle Road 42.60765, -72.39703
Nearest town Erving, MA
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Mountain Road & Pinnacle Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 642 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 631–1,108 ft

Out & Back · Erving State Forest

Trailhead: Pinnacle Road · 42.60765, -72.39703

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start on Pinnacle Road, heading E.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left onto Mountain Road, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miReach Pinnacle Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pinnacle Road, heading SW.
  5. 1.2 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/mountain-road-out-back

Trail surface

63% dirt26% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (3.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 92°64° 59%
Fri 92°68° 37%
Sat 90°68° 37%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 90°68° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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