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Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center

Rattlesnake Mountain–Northfield Mountain, 6 summits

3 mi · ▲ 629 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Rattlesnake Mountain–Northfield Mountain, 6 summits is a 3-mile out-and-back in Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center near Farley, MA. The route passes Northfield Mountain, Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point and Rattlesnake Mountain before reaching Rattlesnake Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 629 ft, with sections as steep as 48% grade. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi568 – 1,096 ft · steepest grade: 48%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Summit Trail 42.60839, -72.45000
Nearest town Farley, MA
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Rattlesnake Mountain–Northfield Mountain, 6 summits

3 mi · ▲ 629 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 566–1,094 ft

Out & Back · Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center

Trailhead: Summit Trail · 42.60839, -72.45000

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start on Summit Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Northfield Mountain.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left onto Tooleybush Turnpike, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto 10th Mountain Division, heading S.
  5. 50 ftPass Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Loop, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mohawk Path, heading S.
  11. 300 ftPass Rattlesnake Viewpoint.
  12. 100 ftReach Rattlesnake Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftTurn left onto Rattlesnake Loop, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto 10th Mountain Division, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tooleybush Turnpike, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right onto Summit Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.1 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/rattlesnake-mountain-northfield-mountain-out-back-3-summits-5-km-943b

Trail surface

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 2.2″ yesterday (4.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 78°62°
Thu 90°62° 60%
Fri 91°66° 37%
Sat 89°66° 37%
Sun 92°65°
Mon 88°66° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.

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