Brooksby Farm

Mount Pleasant–North Perimeter Trail, 4 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 50 min

Mount Pleasant–North Perimeter Trail, 4 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Brooksby Farm near Proctor, MA. The route reaches Mount Pleasant at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 157 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.54292, -70.96769
Nearest town Proctor, MA

Directions

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Mount Pleasant–North Perimeter Trail, 4 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 50 min

Elevation 55–158 ft

Out & Back · Brooksby Farm

Trailhead: 42.54292, -70.96769

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 450 ftTurn left onto South Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Camp Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Siberia Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto North Perimeter Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miReach Mount Pleasant, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Smith Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Siberia Trail, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftPass Mount Pleasant.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto North Perimeter Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftSharp left onto Walker Way, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Siberia Trail, heading SW.
  13. 500 ftTurn right onto Blazewhip Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (2.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 83°63°
Thu 90°72° 24%
Fri 97°73° 28%
Sat 96°70° 45%
Sun 96°69° 15%
Mon 96°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 8 min before dark.

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