Pocumtuck Rock & County Road is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Connecticut River Greenway State Park near Deerfield, MA. The route reaches Pocumtuck Rock. It climbs 1,049 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi262 – 850 ft · steepest grade: 21%8.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Fridge 42.54328, -72.58769
Nearest town Deerfield, MA
Directions
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Pocumtuck Rock & County Road
7.6 mi · ▲ 1,049 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 263–849 ft
Out & Back · Connecticut River Greenway State Park
Trailhead: Fridge · 42.54328, -72.58769
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Fridge, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Pocumtuck Rock.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right onto County Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Pocumtuck Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Gateway, heading N.
- 0.1 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
28% dirt72% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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