North Sugarloaf Mountain is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation near South Deerfield, MA. The route reaches North Sugarloaf Mountain. It climbs 1,049 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi187 – 794 ft · steepest grade: 43%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49179, -72.59260
Nearest town South Deerfield, MA
Directions
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North Sugarloaf Mountain
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,049 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 188–793 ft
Out & Back · Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation
Trailhead: 42.49179, -72.59260
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass North Sugarloaf Mountain.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach North Sugarloaf Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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
6% dirt94% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM — 0 min before dark.
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