Green Trail via Rattlesnake Loop
2.1 mi · ▲ 586 ft · 1 hr
Green Trail via Rattlesnake Loop is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Farley, MA. It climbs 586 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Green Trail via Rattlesnake Loop
2.1 mi · ▲ 586 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 478–939 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mohawk Path · 42.59653, -72.44215
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mohawk Path, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Rattlesnake Loop, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Green Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Loop, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Mohawk Path, heading NE.
- 400 ftArrive 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 0.5 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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