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Mount Toby State Forest

Link Trail–Middle Mountain Road, 6 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 1,659 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Link Trail–Middle Mountain Road, 6 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Toby State Forest near Leverett Station, MA. It climbs 1,659 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi358 – 1,056 ft · steepest grade: 28%10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Robert Frost Trail (Orange) 42.44802, -72.53569
Nearest town Leverett Station, MA
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Link Trail–Middle Mountain Road, 6 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 1,659 ft · 4 hr 6 min

Elevation 357–1,055 ft

Out & Back · Mount Toby State Forest

Trailhead: Robert Frost Trail (Orange) · 42.44802, -72.53569

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start on Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Reservoir Road, heading N.
  4. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Middle Mountain Road, heading NW.
  5. 200 ftTurn right onto Link Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto North Mountain Road, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sugar Farms Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.3 miSharp right onto Bridle Path, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
  11. 500 ftContinue straight onto Upper Link Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miBear right onto Tower Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Middle Mountain Road, heading SW.
  16. 1 miSharp left onto Reservoir Road, heading S.
  17. 1.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SE.
  20. 50 ftArrive 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-16-km

Trail surface

80% dirt1% other19% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 89°67° 60%
Fri 93°69° 39%
Sat 91°68° 36%
Sun 93°66°
Mon 92°69° 17%

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