Pocumtuck Rock & Fridge is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Cheapside, MA. The route reaches Pocumtuck Rock at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 578 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi318 – 846 ft3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.55845, -72.58825
Nearest town Cheapside, MA
Directions
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Pocumtuck Rock & Fridge
3.5 mi · ▲ 578 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 318–846 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.55845, -72.58825
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Rices Ferry Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Fridge, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach Pocumtuck Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto The Gateway, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Rices Ferry Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 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
59% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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