AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Buffam Brook Community Forest

Northern Trail Extension

3.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Northern Trail Extension is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Buffam Brook Community Forest near Pelham, MA. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,083 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.40397, -72.42200
Nearest town Pelham, MA
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Northern Trail Extension

3.8 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 960–1,084 ft

Out & Back · Buffam Brook Community Forest

Trailhead: 42.40397, -72.42200

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left onto Northern Trail Extension, heading SE.
  3. 1.1 miReach Northern Trail Extension, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/northern-trail-extension-out-back-6-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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