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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Purple Diamond, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rockwood Meadows Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Purple Diamond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Purple Diamond, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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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