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Mount Toby State Forest

Cranberry Pond–Hemlock Trail, 5 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 1,590 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Cranberry Pond–Hemlock Trail, 5 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Toby State Forest near Leverett Station, MA. The route reaches Cranberry Pond at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,590 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 1,056 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45466, -72.52870
Nearest town Leverett Station, MA
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Cranberry Pond–Hemlock Trail, 5 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 1,590 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Elevation 325–1,055 ft

Out & Back · Mount Toby State Forest

Trailhead: 42.45466, -72.52870

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 200 ftContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading N.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tower Road, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Upper Link Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail, heading N.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading N.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Hemlock Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tower Road, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftBear right onto White Pine Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miReach Cranberry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Tower Road, heading NW.
  15. 200 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miBear left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail, heading SE.
  18. 500 ftContinue straight onto Upper Link Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miBear right onto Tower Road, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SE.
  22. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cranberry-pond-cranberry-pond-out-back-7-sights-12-km

Trail surface

65% dirt2% other33% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (3.8″ 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°64°
Thu 93°65° 61%
Fri 94°69° 39%
Sat 92°69° 36%
Sun 95°68°
Mon 91°69° 17%

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