Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 6 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,631 ft · 3 hr 47 min
Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 6 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center near Erving, MA. The route reaches Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point. It climbs 1,631 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 6 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 1,631 ft · 3 hr 47 min
Elevation 438–1,055 ft
Out & Back · Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Trailhead: Spur · 42.60983, -72.41635
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 91% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start on Spur, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Hermits Castle Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto Orange/White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto 10th Mountain Division, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tooleybush Turnpike, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bobcat Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Cascade, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hemlock Hill, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto West Slope Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Tooleybush Turnpike, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto West Slope Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Hemlock Hill, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Cascade, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Bobcat Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tooleybush Turnpike, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto 10th Mountain Division, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Orange/White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail, heading E.
- 1 miSharp right onto Hermits Castle Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Spur, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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