AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Erving State Forest

Mountain Road via Moss Brook Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 561 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Mountain Road via Moss Brook Road is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Erving State Forest near West Orange, MA. It climbs 561 ft. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 774 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63067, -72.33659
Nearest town West Orange, MA
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Mountain Road via Moss Brook Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 561 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 599–776 ft

Out & Back · Erving State Forest

Trailhead: 42.63067, -72.33659

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 1.8 miTurn left onto Moss Brook Road, heading SW.
  3. 1.6 miSharp right onto Mountain Road, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miReach Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left onto Moss Brook Road, heading NE.
  6. 1.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 1.7 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/mountain-road-out-back-11-km-89ff

Trail surface

51% dirt49% gravel

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 1″ yesterday (3″ 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°62°
Thu 90°65° 57%
Fri 92°68° 36%
Sat 89°68° 38%
Sun 93°67°
Mon 89°68° 16%

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