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Mount Toby State Forest

Roaring Falls–Cranberry Pond, 5 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Roaring Falls–Cranberry Pond, 5 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Toby State Forest near North Sunderland, MA. The route passes Cranberry Pond, Cranberry Pond and Roaring Falls. It climbs 634 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi351 – 883 ft · steepest grade: 40%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crannberry Pond Trail 42.50340, -72.52515
Nearest town North Sunderland, MA
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Roaring Falls–Cranberry Pond, 5 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 352–882 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

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 miSharp left onto Tower Road, heading SE.
  12. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftPass Roaring Falls.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Crannberry Pond Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 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/cranberry-pond-cranberry-pond-out-back-6-km-b177

Trail surface

60% dirt3% other37% 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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