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Erving State Forest

Mountain Road–Pinnacle Road, 3 sights

8 mi · ▲ 750 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Mountain Road–Pinnacle Road, 3 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Erving State Forest near Stoneville, MA. It climbs 750 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi679 – 1,109 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountain Road 42.62119, -72.38173
Nearest town Stoneville, MA
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Mountain Road–Pinnacle Road, 3 sights

8 mi · ▲ 750 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Elevation 680–1,108 ft

Out & Back · Erving State Forest

Trailhead: Mountain Road · 42.62119, -72.38173

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mountain Road, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Pinnacle Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 1 miTurn right onto Swamp Road, heading N.
  5. 2.3 miReach Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 1 miTurn left onto Pinnacle Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Mountain Road, heading N.
  9. 0.4 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-pinnacle-road-out-back-3-sights-13-km-e29c

Trail surface

65% dirt11% gravel24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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