Pocumtuck Rock is a 1.1-mile out-and-back near Deerfield, MA. The route reaches Pocumtuck Rock at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It climbs 356 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi489 – 846 ft · steepest grade: 16%1.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.54257, -72.58926
Nearest town Deerfield, MA
Directions
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Pocumtuck Rock
1.1 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 33 min
Elevation 488–846 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.54257, -72.58926
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftReach Pocumtuck Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Trap Rock Ledge–Blueberry, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 244 ft
- Pocumtuck Rock & County Road 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,049 ft
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