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

Directions

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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 Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 57°F / low 50° · precip 74% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 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 surface

60% dirt3% other37% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 57°F50°
Precip74%Wind5 mphUV0Humidity97%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (1.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 2 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 20% rain9 AM: 26% rain10 AM: 45% rain11 AM: 74% rain12 PM: 55% rain1 PM: 56% rain2 PM: 54% rain3 PM: 40% rain4 PM: 54% rain5 PM: 61% rain6 PM: 50% rain7 PM: 49% rain8 PM: 42% rain9 PM: 37% rain10 PM: 34% rain11 PM: 21% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 64°52°
Tue 63°42°
Wed 63°40°
Thu 65°37° 16%
Fri 67°44° 30%
Sat 62°50° 30%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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