Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Hemlock Hill Loop
2.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 49 min
Hemlock Hill Loop is a 2.1-mile loop in Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center near Northfield Farms, MA. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hemlock Hill Loop
2.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 49 min
Elevation 261–488 ft
Loop · Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Trailhead: 42.60897, -72.47362
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Hidden Quarry Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right onto 10th Mountain Division, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hidden Quarry Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Hill, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Porcupine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Sugarbush, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dilly Down, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto West Slope Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Dilly Down, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto West Slope Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
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More from this trailhead
- Hemlock Hill Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Rock Oak Ramble Loop via Hemlock Hill 1.9 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Hemlock Hill–Rock Oak Ramble, 4 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 448 ft
- Sugarbush Loop via Hemlock Hill 2.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Hemlock Hill Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Porcupine Trail & Sidewinder via Hemlock Hill 2.1 mi · ▲ 555 ft
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