College Rock Run
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 101 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
College Rock Run is a short, easy mountain biking route in Rocky Woods, a city-managed area in Massachusetts. The ride is about 0.9 miles long and is an out-and-back, with a high point of 373 feet and a low of 275 feet. The climb is front-loaded, with the steepest stretch at the start, about 7%, and the total one-way gain is 80 feet. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in West Medway show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 76°F, while winter brings regular snow days from December through February. The Orange Trail - College Rock Park and the Farm Way are both about 0.1 mile away, and the Top Down mountain biking route is about 0.3 mile off. Climbers can head to College Rock, about 0.4 mile away.
- Orange Trail - College Rock ParkHiking0.1 mi
- Farm WayMountain biking0.1 mi
- Top DownMountain biking0.3 mi
- Hard Knocks BoulderRock climbing0.4 mi
- College RockRock climbing0.4 mi
Sudbury RiverCanoeingPhoto: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.5 mi- Mill RiverCanoeing6.2 mi
- West Hill ParkCamping7.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Mass Central Rail TrailMountain biking · ~22 min drivePhoto: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Red PathMountain biking · ~23 min drive
- PowerglideMountain biking · ~24 min drive
- Split Rock TrailMountain biking · ~33 min drive
- Coon Hollow PathMountain biking · ~34 min drive
- Farm WayMountain biking · Next door
- Red PathMountain biking · ~23 min drive
- Cross CourseMountain biking · ~34 min drive
- Pond WalkMountain biking · ~33 min drive
- Top DownMountain biking · Next door
Also worth it near here
- Hard Knocks BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- "The Sandpits" Private Hiking and Winter Sports AreaCamping · ~2 min drive
- Bloods PondLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Lake Winthrop Shorefishing AreaBoat launch · ~7 min drive
- Sudbury RiverCanoeing · ~9 min drivePhoto: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit College Rock Run
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
38° / 17°
9 wet · 6 snow
Feb
41° / 18°
8 wet · 4 snow
Mar
48° / 25°
11 wet · 3 snow
Apr
60° / 35°
10 wet · 1 snow
May
71° / 46°
10 wet
Jun
79° / 55°
9 wet
Jul
84° / 61°
9 wet
Aug
83° / 59°
9 wet
Sep
76° / 51°
9 wet
Oct
65° / 39°
9 wet
Nov
53° / 31°
9 wet · 1 snow
Dec
43° / 23°
10 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at West Medway, MA, 5.1 mi away at 210 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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