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Mount Toby State Forest

Link Trail–Middle Mountain Road, 6 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,165 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Link Trail–Middle Mountain Road, 6 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Toby State Forest near Sunderland, MA. It climbs 1,165 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi207 – 1,056 ft · steepest grade: 21%8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Middle Mountain Road 42.46552, -72.56985
Nearest town Sunderland, MA
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Link Trail–Middle Mountain Road, 6 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,165 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Elevation 206–1,055 ft

Out & Back · Mount Toby State Forest

Trailhead: Middle Mountain Road · 42.46552, -72.56985

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Garage Road (Out) stop 469 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Middle Mountain Road, heading SE.
  2. 1.6 miTurn left onto Link Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto North Mountain Road, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sugar Farms Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.3 miSharp right onto Bridle Path, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading NE.
  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. 1 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/link-trail-middle-mountain-road-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

93% dirt1% other6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Garage Road (Out) stop 469 m from the trailhead

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