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Peppercorn Hill

Rockwood Meadows Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Rockwood Meadows Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Peppercorn Hill near North Milford, MA. It climbs 271 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi384 – 502 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.17385, -71.56750
Nearest town North Milford, MA
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Rockwood Meadows Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 271 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 385–503 ft

Out & Back · Peppercorn Hill

Trailhead: 42.17385, -71.56750

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left onto Rockwood Meadows Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miReach Rockwood Meadows Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rockwood-meadows-trail-out-back-6-km-2e95

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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