Pocumtuck Rock–County Road, 3 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Connecticut River Greenway State Park near Wapping, MA. The route reaches Pocumtuck Rock. It climbs 1,019 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi262 – 850 ft · steepest grade: 27%7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: County Road 42.52408, -72.59787
Nearest town Wapping, MA
Directions
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Pocumtuck Rock–County Road, 3 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,019 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 263–849 ft
Out & Back · Connecticut River Greenway State Park
Trailhead: County Road · 42.52408, -72.59787
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start on County Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.3 miPass Pocumtuck Rock.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Vernal Pool, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto County Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 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
20% dirt80% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:20 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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