Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Rattlesnake Mountain–Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point, 5 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,744 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Rattlesnake Mountain–Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point, 5 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center near Millers Falls, MA. The route passes Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point and Rattlesnake Mountain before reaching Rattlesnake Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 1,744 ft, with sections as steep as 56% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rattlesnake Mountain–Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point, 5 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,744 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 437–1,008 ft
Out & Back · Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Trailhead: 42.58015, -72.47881
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point.
- 0.2 miBear right onto 10th Mountain Division, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mohawk Path, heading S.
- 300 ftPass Rattlesnake Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Rattlesnake Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Rattlesnake Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto 10th Mountain Division, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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