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Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center

Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point & Blue Trail via 10th Mountain Division

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,203 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point & Blue Trail via 10th Mountain Division is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center near Millers Falls, MA. The route reaches Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point. It climbs 1,203 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi499 – 1,007 ft · steepest grade: 40%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58086, -72.46795
Nearest town Millers Falls, MA
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Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point & Blue Trail via 10th Mountain Division

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,203 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 500–1,008 ft

Out & Back · Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center

Trailhead: 42.58086, -72.46795

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miPass Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto 10th Mountain Division, heading NE.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miReach Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto 10th Mountain Division, heading NW.
  10. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/10th-mountain-division-out-back-7-km-6b91

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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