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Mount Toby State Forest

Crannberry Pond Trail–Hemlock Trail Loop, 5 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 821 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Crannberry Pond Trail–Hemlock Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile loop in Mount Toby State Forest near North Sunderland, MA. It climbs 821 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi384 – 1,116 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Pine Trail 42.50323, -72.53013
Nearest town North Sunderland, MA
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Crannberry Pond Trail–Hemlock Trail Loop, 5 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 821 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 385–1,116 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. 0.9 miTurn right onto Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Upper Link Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miBear right onto Tower Road, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Tower Road, heading NW.
  10. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Crannberry Pond Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tower Road, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hemlock Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tower Road, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftBear right onto White Pine Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Tower Road, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Pine Trail, heading N.
  17. 150 ftThe 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/crannberry-pond-trail-loop

Trail surface

80% dirt2% other18% 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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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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