Mount Grace–Stratton Mountain, 5 summits is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Mt. Grace State Forest near Warwick, MA. The route passes Mount Grace and Stratton Mountain before reaching East View at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 3,169 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi581 – 1,618 ft · steepest grade: 24%16.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.68919, -72.34094
Nearest town Warwick, MA
Directions
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Mount Grace–Stratton Mountain, 5 summits
15.7 mi · ▲ 3,169 ft · 6 hr 49 min
Elevation 580–1,616 ft
Out & Back · Mt. Grace State Forest
Trailhead: 42.68919, -72.34094
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Round the Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 1.2 miPass Mount Grace.
- 4.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Stratton Mountain.
- 50 ftPass East View.
- 50 ftReach Mount Grace, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 3.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Round the Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 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
62% dirt38% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:45 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- NET/M&M Trail (white) & Round the Mountain Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 407 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white) & Round the Mountain Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 868 ft
- Richards Reservoir & Round the Mountain Trail via NET/M&M Trail (white) 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,054 ft
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