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Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center

Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 4 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 1,289 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 4 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center near Farley, MA. The route reaches Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point. It climbs 1,289 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi361 – 1,056 ft · steepest grade: 38%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mohawk Path 42.59653, -72.44215
Nearest town Farley, MA
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Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 4 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 1,289 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Elevation 361–1,055 ft

Out & Back · Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center

Trailhead: Mohawk Path · 42.59653, -72.44215

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mohawk Path, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Rattlesnake Loop, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto 10th Mountain Division, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miPass Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Tooleybush Turnpike, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bobcat Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 300 ftTurn left onto Cascade, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hemlock Hill, heading SW.
  13. 300 ftBear right onto Porcupine Trail, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 500 ftTurn right onto Rock Oak Ramble, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 450 ftSharp right onto Sugarbush, heading N.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Dilly Down, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto West Slope Trail, heading W.
  20. 200 ftReach Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 250 ftTurn right onto Dilly Down, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sugarbush, heading NE.
  23. 300 ftSharp left, heading E.
  24. 450 ftTurn right onto Rock Oak Ramble, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 200 ftContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Hemlock Hill, heading S.
  29. 300 ftContinue straight onto Cascade, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 300 ftSharp left onto Bobcat Trail, heading NE.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tooleybush Turnpike, heading NE.
  33. 0.5 miContinue straight onto 10th Mountain Division, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  35. 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  36. 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Loop, heading E.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mohawk Path, heading E.
  39. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blue-trail-porcupine-trail-out-back-3-sights-10-km

Trail surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 81°F64°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 2.2″ yesterday (4.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 92°64° 60%
Fri 92°68° 37%
Sat 91°68° 37%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 90°68° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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