North Sugarloaf Mountain & Mt. Sugarloaf Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation near Sunderland, MA. The route reaches North Sugarloaf Mountain. It climbs 1,439 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi187 – 794 ft · steepest grade: 43%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.48993, -72.57938
Nearest town Sunderland, MA
Directions
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North Sugarloaf Mountain & Mt. Sugarloaf Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,439 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 188–793 ft
Out & Back · Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation
Trailhead: 42.48993, -72.57938
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Mt. Sugarloaf Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach North Sugarloaf Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass North Sugarloaf Mountain.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 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
11% gravel89% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (5″ 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
82°63°
Thu
90°68°
62%
Fri
93°70°
39%
Sat
92°69°
36%
Sun
93°66°
Mon
92°70°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Old Mountain Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,049 ft
- South Sugarloaf Mountain–Old Mountain Trail, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,448 ft
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