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Elevation: 131 ft 40 m
GPS: 41.76349, -71.08893
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Shared By: Cam Souza on Mar 16, 2019
Admins: Old Timer, jim.dangle, Joe M

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Assonet is sunny! These great climbs have almost no traffic. The only problem is you have to start over water on some of the climbs. I prefer to swing out from land rather than being lowered from the top. Google Assonet Ledge Hike.

This ledge was a result of quarrying a unique type of granite called Arkose Granite by the Fall River Granite Company during the 1800s.

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To get here, you do a 1 mile hike on a dirt road. It is possible to get your car all the way to the ledge. Google Assonet Ledge Hike.

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"From Fall River, take Route 24 North towards Boston, and take the Freetown exit 9. Bear left off of the exit, go under the overpass and in a few moments you will see , on your left, a sign for Copicut Road. Take a left, and follow this road to the intersection of Bell Rock Road. You will see the Wampanoag Reservation sign on your right. Take a right down Bell Rock Road. Shortly you will see a state forest entrance on your right.
Once inside the entrance, you will see the Indian meeting house, and the dirt road, Ledge Road, continues on. To hike, park on this road. You may also drive to the ledge if your car does not ride too low (sometimes there are ruts and loose rock from rain runoff), but get some exercise! The hike is only about 1 and a half hours long total.

Walk down Ledge Road until you reach what appears to be the end. Here you will see 2 streets signs: Ledge Rd. and Upper Ledge Rd. Either route is fun, pretty and interesting. The Upper Ledge Road offers an old Civilian Conservation Corps stone bridge and a large, mossy water hole; you will do all the climbing gradually, by road, and finish on the top of the ledge. On the other hand, Ledge Road will take you through some wonderful pine groves; you will end up at the base of the ledge.

Then you can climb the short, steep but not difficult hill, through the woods, to the top of the ledge."

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