Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 3 sights
9 mi · ▲ 1,259 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 3 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Erving State Forest near Sky Farm, MA. The route reaches Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 1,259 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 3 sights
9 mi · ▲ 1,259 ft · 3 hr 38 min
Elevation 614–1,139 ft
Out & Back · Erving State Forest
Trailhead: connector · 42.62703, -72.41759
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 55°F / low 46° · precip 66% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on NET/M&M Trail, heading S.
- 2.9 miTurn left onto Orange/White Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto 10th Mountain Division, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Orange/White Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail, heading NE.
- 2.9 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 6:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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