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Distance:
0.7 Miles / 1.1 km
Type:
Loop
Difficulty:
Easy
Time to Hike:
~21 minutes
Features:
Surface Type:
Dirt
Park:
Rock House Reservation
Town:
West Brookfield, Massachusetts
Directions:
Rock House Reservation MA-9 West Brookfield, MA 01585
42.268089, -72.198607
Added:
June 21, 2015
Updated:
May 11, 2019
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116 '

Total Change
136 '

Ascent
136 '

Descent

The Rock House Inner Loop Trail is an easy 0.7 mile hike at the Rock House Reservation in West Brookfield, Massachusetts. The Rock House Shelter is a natural rock structure that was once used by Native Americans as a winter camp and is now used as a destination sight on this hiking trail. The trail leads around Carter Pond and over to the Rock House glacial deposit on the west side of the pond, before closing the loop back at the parking lot off of route 9.

On the north section of the trail is a small cabin-like structure which can be used to get away from the rain or have a picnic with a view of the pond below.

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  1. Parking

    42.268089, -72.198607
  2. Main Trailhead

    42.268247, -72.198327
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Season

Spring

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0.7 miles / 1.1 km
Trail added
June 21, 2015
Hiked on
June 21, 2015
Updated on
May 11, 2019
0.7 miles / 1.1 km
June 13, 2015
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