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Catamount State Forest

Pocumtuck Mountain via South Catamount Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 988 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Pocumtuck Mountain via South Catamount Road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Catamount State Forest near Adamsville, MA. The route reaches Pocumtuck Mountain at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 988 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,181 – 1,867 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66694, -72.75370
Nearest town Adamsville, MA
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Pocumtuck Mountain via South Catamount Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 988 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 1,183–1,868 ft

Out & Back · Catamount State Forest

Trailhead: 42.66694, -72.75370

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto South Catamount Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 1 miReach Pocumtuck Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pocumtuck-mountain-out-back-8-km

Weather

Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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