Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Hemlock Hill Sunset Point–Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point, 6 sights
4 mi · ▲ 852 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Hemlock Hill Sunset Point–Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point, 6 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center near Farley, MA. The route passes Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point before reaching Hemlock Hill Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 852 ft, with sections as steep as 44% grade. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hemlock Hill Sunset Point–Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point, 6 sights
4 mi · ▲ 852 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 478–1,055 ft
Out & Back · Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Trailhead: Mohawk Path · 42.59653, -72.44215
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mohawk Path, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Rattlesnake Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto 10th Mountain Division, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Tooleybush Turnpike, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Bobcat Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sidewinder, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Hemlock Hill Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bobcat Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tooleybush Turnpike, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto 10th Mountain Division, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mohawk Path, heading SW.
- 150 ftArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Mohawk Path Trailhead
- Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 4 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,289 ft
- Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 4 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 942 ft
- Northfield Mountain Reservoir–Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point, 5 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 731 ft
- Northfield Mountain–Northfield Mountain Reservoir, 5 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 673 ft
- Green Trail via Rattlesnake Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 586 ft
- Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 932 ft
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