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Mount Toby State Forest

Roaring Falls–Middle Mountain Road, 4 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,506 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Roaring Falls–Middle Mountain Road, 4 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Toby State Forest near Sunderland, MA. The route reaches Roaring Falls at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 1,506 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi207 – 1,056 ft · steepest grade: 19%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Middle Mountain Road 42.46552, -72.56985
Nearest town Sunderland, MA
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Roaring Falls–Middle Mountain Road, 4 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,506 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Elevation 206–1,055 ft

Out & Back · Mount Toby State Forest

Trailhead: Middle Mountain Road · 42.46552, -72.56985

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Garage Road (Out) stop 469 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Middle Mountain Road, heading SE.
  2. 2.6 miBear left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tower Road, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftReach Roaring Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Middle Mountain Road, heading SW.
  10. 1 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 1.6 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/roaring-falls-middle-mountain-road-out-back-4-sights-13-km

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 80°63°
Thu 90°68° 61%
Fri 93°70° 39%
Sat 92°69° 36%
Sun 93°66°
Mon 92°70° 17%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Garage Road (Out) stop 469 m from the trailhead

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