West View via NET/M&M Trail (white) is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Warwick State Forest near West Orange, MA. The route reaches West View at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It climbs 1,140 ft. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi643 – 1,227 ft13.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63431, -72.34237
Nearest town West Orange, MA
Directions
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West View via NET/M&M Trail (white)
13.6 mi · ▲ 1,140 ft · 5 hr 6 min
Elevation 642–1,227 ft
Out & Back · Warwick State Forest
Trailhead: 42.63431, -72.34237
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Flagg Road, heading N.
- 3.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach West View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Flagg Road, heading E.
- 3.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 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 surface
32% dirt25% gravel43% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.4 mi in (~182 min). Leave by 3:30 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Flagg Road 7.1 mi · ▲ 581 ft
- Flagg Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 333 ft
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