Peppercorn Hill

Purple Diamond & Rockwood Meadows Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 48 min

Purple Diamond & Rockwood Meadows Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Peppercorn Hill near North Milford, MA. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi400 – 502 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.19873, -71.56185
Nearest town North Milford, MA

Directions

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Purple Diamond & Rockwood Meadows Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 48 min

Elevation 399–501 ft

Out & Back · Peppercorn Hill

Trailhead: 42.19873, -71.56185

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Purple Diamond, heading W.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rockwood Meadows Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miReach Purple Diamond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Purple Diamond, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

35% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:43 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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