NET/M&M Trail (white)
7 mi · ▲ 655 ft · 2 hr 40 min
NET/M&M Trail (white) is a 7-mile out-and-back in Montague State Forest near Grounts Corner, MA. It climbs 655 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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NET/M&M Trail (white)
7 mi · ▲ 655 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 887–1,222 ft
Out & Back · Montague State Forest
Trailhead: 42.55726, -72.45971
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Dry Hill Connector, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Upham Road, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Carlton Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto East Chestnut Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Upham Road, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Dry Hill Connector, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 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 0.4 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Dry Hill Sunset Point & Dry Hill Connector via Dry Hill Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 317 ft
- Dry Hill 2.7 mi · ▲ 519 ft
- Upham Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 566 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white) 7.8 mi · ▲ 640 ft
- Upham Road 8.8 mi · ▲ 728 ft
- Wickett Pond & NET/M&M Trail (white) 9.5 mi · ▲ 735 ft
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