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.
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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 Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 46° · precip 52% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto South Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Camp Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Siberia Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto North Perimeter Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Mount Pleasant, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Smith Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Siberia Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Mount Pleasant.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto North Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Walker Way, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Siberia Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Blazewhip Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Perimeter Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 8 min before dark.
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