Mount Grace State Forest

Mount Grace State Forest
Massachusetts State Park
View from the firetower on Mount Grace
Country United States
State Massachusetts
County Franklin
Location Winchester Rd, Warwick, Massachusetts, USA
 - coordinates
Area 1,458 acres (590 ha)
Highest point
 - elevation 1,621 ft (494 m)
Managed by Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Nearest city Warwick, Massachusetts
Location of Mount Grace State Forest in Massachusetts
Website : Mount Grace State Forest

Mount Grace State Forest is a Massachusetts state forest located in Warwick. The forest is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

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Description

Mount Grace State Forest is a 1,458-acre (6 km2) forest highlighted by the 1,625-foot (495 m) Mount Grace, the third highest point in the Commonwealth east of the Connecticut River after Mount Wachusett and Mount Watatic. The forest is popular for hiking and horseback riding; the 110-mile Metacomet-Monadnock Trail passes through it.

The forest borders Warwick State Forest to the west.

Mount Grace is connected with history from the Colonial skirmishes against the Wompanoag Indians, known as King Phillip's War. In 1676, Mary Rowlandson of Lancaster (40 miles to the east) was captured, along with her infant daughter Grace, by a band of King Phillip's warriors. On a march toward Canada the baby died, and it is said to have been buried by her mother's hands at the foot of the mountain that now bears her name[1].

Recreational opportunities

References

  1. ^ Massachusetts Dept. of Conservation and Recreation: Mount Grace State Forest page

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