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Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center

Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 4 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 682 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 4 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center near Northfield Farms, MA. The route reaches Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point. It climbs 682 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi367 – 1,056 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61542, -72.46776
Nearest town Northfield Farms, MA
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Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 4 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 682 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 367–1,055 ft

Out & Back · Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center

Trailhead: 42.61542, -72.46776

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 400 ftTurn right onto Dilly Down, heading E.
  4. 500 ftContinue straight onto Sugarbush, heading S.
  5. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto Rock Oak Ramble, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Porcupine Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Hemlock Hill, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto West Slope Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tooleybush Turnpike, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto 10th Mountain Division, heading S.
  15. 50 ftPass Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miReach Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto 10th Mountain Division, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tooleybush Turnpike, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right onto West Slope Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hemlock Hill, heading NW.
  23. 100 ftBear right onto Porcupine Trail, heading NW.
  24. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 450 ftTurn right onto Rock Oak Ramble, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 450 ftSharp right onto Sugarbush, heading N.
  28. 300 ftContinue straight onto Dilly Down, heading NW.
  29. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
  31. 100 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-7-km

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 81°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 2.4″ 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 81°64°
Thu 92°65° 60%
Fri 93°68° 37%
Sat 91°69° 37%
Sun 95°68°
Mon 90°68° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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