Mt. Sugarloaf Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation near South Deerfield, MA. It climbs 1,357 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi187 – 669 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49179, -72.59260
Nearest town South Deerfield, MA
Directions
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Mt. Sugarloaf Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,357 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 188–669 ft
Out & Back · Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation
Trailhead: 42.49179, -72.59260
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Mt. Sugarloaf Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Mt. Sugarloaf Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
12% gravel5% dirt83% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM
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- North Sugarloaf Mountain 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,049 ft
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