AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Erving State Forest

Swamp Road

8.4 mi · ▲ 710 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Swamp Road is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Erving State Forest near Erving, MA. It climbs 710 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 942 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60551, -72.39605
Nearest town Erving, MA
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Swamp Road

8.4 mi · ▲ 710 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 656–943 ft

Out & Back · Erving State Forest

Trailhead: 42.60551, -72.39605

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Erving Center stop 702 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pinnacle Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 1 miTurn right onto Swamp Road, heading N.
  5. 2.3 miReach Swamp Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 1 miTurn right onto Pinnacle Road, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 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/swamp-road-out-back

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Erving Center stop 702 m from the trailhead

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