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Mount Toby State Forest

Mount Toby–Cranberry Pond Loop, 10 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,160 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Mount Toby–Cranberry Pond Loop, 10 sights is a 4.8-mile loop in Mount Toby State Forest near North Sunderland, MA. The route passes Cranberry Pond, Cranberry Pond and Mount Toby. It climbs 1,160 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi351 – 1,270 ft · steepest grade: 30%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crannberry Pond Trail 42.50340, -72.52515
Nearest town North Sunderland, MA
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Mount Toby–Cranberry Pond Loop, 10 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,160 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 352–1,270 ft

Loop · Mount Toby State Forest

Trailhead: Crannberry Pond Trail · 42.50340, -72.52515

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 Crannberry Pond Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Cranberry Pond.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftPass Cranberry Pond.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Pine Trail, heading W.
  6. 200 ftBear left onto Tower Road, heading S.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miBear left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Bridle Path, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sugar Farms Trail, heading NW.
  11. 200 ftTurn left onto Trail to Caves, heading N.
  12. 400 ftTurn left onto Cave Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sugar Farms Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left onto North Mountain Road, heading S.
  15. 0.7 miPass Mount Toby.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tower Road, heading NE.
  19. 300 ftContinue straight onto Crannberry Pond Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.6 miThe 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-toby-loop

Trail surface

60% dirt15% other25% 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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