Moore Road
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 82 ft
- climb
- 264 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Moore Road is a short out-and-back hike in Massachusetts, about 0.5 miles long, with a high point of 264 feet and a total elevation gain of 82 feet. The route is easy, and the nearest town is Nobscot, about 2 miles away. The climb is back-loaded, so the steepest stretch comes early on, about 0.1 mile in, with a grade of 13%. The rest of the hike is gentle, and the whole trip takes about half an hour. Late spring through early fall is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Natick show highs around 68°F in May and 73°F in September, with July peaking near 82°F. Several other trails start close by. Lady Slipper Trail and Pinecone Trail are each about 0.1 mile away, and Birch Trail is about 0.2 mile off. Climbers can head to Tippling Rock, about 3 miles away.
- Lady Slipper TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Pinecone TrailHiking0.1 mi
Birch TrailHikingPhoto: GabrielaP93, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.2 mi- Tippling RockRock climbing3 mi
Sudbury RiverCanoeingPhoto: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.5 mi- Hopkinton State ParkRock climbing4.8 mi
- Peter's HillRock climbing6.4 mi
- Assabet RiverRiver fishing7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Birch TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: GabrielaP93, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Fox Hunt TrailHiking · Next doorPhoto: GabrielaP93, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- PipelineHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: GabrielaP93, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Flying Squirrel TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: fromdarkheaven, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Acorn TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: fromdarkheaven, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Red DiamondHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: clembore, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Blue DiamondHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: clembore, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Green DiamondHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: clembore, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Plymton TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Desert Loop TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
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Best time to visit Moore Road
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
35° / 17°
10 wet
Feb
38° / 18°
9 wet
Mar
46° / 25°
10 wet
Apr
58° / 35°
11 wet
May
68° / 46°
12 wet
Jun
76° / 56°
11 wet
Jul
82° / 62°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 59°
10 wet
Sep
73° / 52°
9 wet
Oct
62° / 40°
11 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
10 wet
Dec
41° / 23°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Natick, MA, 7.1 mi away at 180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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