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Mount Toby State Forest

Cranberry Pond–Crannberry Pond Trail, 8 sights

12.7 mi · ▲ 2,340 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Cranberry Pond–Crannberry Pond Trail, 8 sights is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Toby State Forest near North Sunderland, MA. The route passes Cranberry Pond and Cranberry Pond. It climbs 2,340 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi335 – 1,056 ft · steepest grade: 20%13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crannberry Pond Trail 42.50340, -72.52515
Nearest town North Sunderland, MA
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Cranberry Pond–Crannberry Pond Trail, 8 sights

12.7 mi · ▲ 2,340 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Elevation 335–1,055 ft

Out & Back · Mount Toby State Forest

Trailhead: Crannberry Pond Trail · 42.50340, -72.52515

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

Transit-accessible: Sunderland Plaza stop 524 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Crannberry Pond Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Cranberry Pond.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftPass Cranberry Pond.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Pine Trail, heading W.
  6. 200 ftBear left onto Tower Road, heading S.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miBear left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Upper Link Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miBear right onto Tower Road, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Middle Mountain Road, heading SW.
  15. 1 miSharp left onto Reservoir Road, heading SW.
  16. 2.3 miBear right onto Greene Swamp Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.7 miReach Cranberry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading NE.
  20. 2 miSharp right onto Middle Mountain Road, heading N.
  21. 1 miBear left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tower Road, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miBear left onto Upper Link Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail, heading NE.
  26. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading NW.
  28. 0.2 miBear right onto Hemlock Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tower Road, heading NE.
  30. 250 ftBear right onto White Pine Trail, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left onto Crannberry Pond Trail, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miArrive 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/clark-mtn-link-trail-cliff-trail-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

78% dirt1% other21% 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%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Sunderland Plaza stop 524 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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