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Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center

Hemlock Hill Sunset Point–Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point, 5 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,469 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Hemlock Hill Sunset Point–Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point, 5 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center near Millers Falls, MA. The route passes Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point and Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point before reaching Hemlock Hill Sunset Point at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 1,469 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi495 – 1,056 ft · steepest grade: 37%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58177, -72.46388
Nearest town Millers Falls, MA
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Hemlock Hill Sunset Point–Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point, 5 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,469 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 495–1,055 ft

Out & Back · Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center

Trailhead: 42.58177, -72.46388

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miPass Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto 10th Mountain Division, heading E.
  5. 1 miContinue straight onto Tooleybush Turnpike, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftPass Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bobcat Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sidewinder, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miReach Hemlock Hill Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bobcat Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tooleybush Turnpike, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto 10th Mountain Division, heading S.
  13. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bobcat-trail-sidewinder-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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