Mount Toby State Forest

Hemlock Trail–Middle Mountain Road Loop, 7 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 949 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Hemlock Trail–Middle Mountain Road Loop, 7 sights is a 5.4-mile loop in Mount Toby State Forest near North Sunderland, MA. It climbs 949 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi394 – 1,056 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Pine Trail 42.50323, -72.53013
Nearest town North Sunderland, MA

Directions

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Hemlock Trail–Middle Mountain Road Loop, 7 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 949 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 393–1,055 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. 200 ftContinue straight onto Tower Road, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto White Pine Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Tower Road, heading S.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miBear left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Upper Link Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miBear right onto Tower Road, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading E.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Middle Mountain Road, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Summit Bypass, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miBear left onto North Mountain Road, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sugar Farms Trail, heading SW.
  16. 1.7 miBear left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tower Road, heading N.
  18. 400 ftSharp left onto Red Pine Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 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 surface

96% dirt2% other2% 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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