Brush Mountain Conservation Area
NET/M&M Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 1 hr 4 min
NET/M&M Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Brush Mountain Conservation Area near Sky Farm, MA. It climbs 411 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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NET/M&M Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,212–1,432 ft
Out & Back · Brush Mountain Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.65641, -72.42709
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 76°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Town Forest (yellow), heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Town Forest (yellow), heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- NET/M&M Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 289 ft
- West View via Town Forest (yellow) 4.1 mi · ▲ 597 ft
- Stratton Mountain & East View via NET/M&M Trail (white) 4.9 mi · ▲ 731 ft
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