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Erving State Forest

Pinnacle Road & Swamp Road

8.4 mi · ▲ 687 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Pinnacle Road & Swamp Road is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Erving State Forest near Erving, MA. It climbs 687 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi630 – 942 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.5 mi

Getting there

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

8.4 mi · ▲ 687 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 631–943 ft

Out & Back · Erving State Forest

Trailhead: Pinnacle Road · 42.60765, -72.39703

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

  1. Start on Pinnacle Road, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 1 miTurn right onto Swamp Road, heading N.
  4. 2.3 miReach Pinnacle Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 1 miTurn right onto Pinnacle Road, heading S.
  7. 0.9 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/pinnacle-road-out-back

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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