Pocumtuck Rock & County Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Connecticut River Greenway State Park near Wapping, MA. The route reaches Pocumtuck Rock at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 579 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi262 – 850 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: County Road 42.52408, -72.59787
Nearest town Wapping, MA
Directions
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Pocumtuck Rock & County Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 579 ft · 1 hr 55 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 miReach Pocumtuck Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 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 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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