Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Hemlock Hill–Porcupine Trail Loop, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Hemlock Hill–Porcupine Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2.5-mile loop in Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center near Northfield Farms, MA. It climbs 358 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hemlock Hill–Porcupine Trail Loop, 3 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 358 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 367–764 ft
Loop · Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Trailhead: 42.61542, -72.46776
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tooleybush Turnpike, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto West Slope Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Tooleybush Turnpike, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hemlock Hill, heading E.
- 1 miBear right onto Porcupine Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Rock Oak Ramble, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Sugarbush, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Dilly Down, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 100 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Jug End–Rock Oak Ramble, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 276 ft
- Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 682 ft
- Waterfall–Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point, 6 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,208 ft
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