Mount Toby State Forest

Cave Trail–Hemlock Trail Loop, 4 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Cave Trail–Hemlock Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 2.6-mile loop in Mount Toby State Forest near North Sunderland, MA. It climbs 498 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi387 – 696 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Pine Trail 42.50323, -72.53013
Nearest town North Sunderland, MA

Directions

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Cave Trail–Hemlock Trail Loop, 4 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 389–695 ft

Loop · Mount Toby State Forest

Trailhead: Red Pine Trail · 42.50323, -72.53013

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red Pine Trail, heading S.
  2. 150 ftSharp right onto Tower Road, heading NW.
  3. 400 ftTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading W.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto Sugar Farms Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Trail to Caves, heading W.
  6. 400 ftTurn left onto Cave Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sugar Farms Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right onto Bridle Path, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading E.
  10. 250 ftBear right onto Hemlock Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tower Road, heading NE.
  12. 200 ftBear right onto White Pine Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (3.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 80°65°
Thu 89°67° 61%
Fri 92°69° 39%
Sat 91°68° 36%
Sun 93°65°
Mon 91°69° 17%

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