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Mount Toby State Forest

Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail–Clark Mtn. Link Trail, 8 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,395 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail–Clark Mtn. Link Trail, 8 sights is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Toby State Forest near Sunderland, MA. It climbs 2,395 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi177 – 1,056 ft · steepest grade: 24%13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45403, -72.56332
Nearest town Sunderland, MA
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Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail–Clark Mtn. Link Trail, 8 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,395 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Elevation 178–1,055 ft

Out & Back · Mount Toby State Forest

Trailhead: 42.45403, -72.56332

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 58°F / low 51° · precip 77% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Cliffside Apts stop 193 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 450 ftBear right onto Cliff Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto Clark Mtn. Link Trail, heading SE.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Greene Swamp Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading NE.
  9. 2 miTurn right onto Middle Mountain Road, heading N.
  10. 1 miBear left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tower Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Upper Link Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miReach Cliff Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Link Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.5 miBear right onto Tower Road, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading S.
  22. 0.2 miBear right onto Middle Mountain Road, heading E.
  23. 1 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading W.
  24. 2.3 miBear right onto Greene Swamp Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Clark Mtn. Link Trail, heading W.
  26. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  27. 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
  28. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Cliff Trail, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 miBear left onto Reservoir Road, heading N.
  30. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 0.2 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-out-back-20-km-426a

Trail surface

67% dirt5% other28% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 58°F51°
Precip77%Wind7 mphUV0Humidity95%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 2 AM: 6% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 15% rain8 AM: 22% rain9 AM: 27% rain10 AM: 49% rain11 AM: 77% rain12 PM: 55% rain1 PM: 56% rain2 PM: 59% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 54% rain5 PM: 66% rain6 PM: 51% rain7 PM: 50% rain8 PM: 40% rain9 PM: 38% rain10 PM: 32% rain11 PM: 19% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 64°52°
Tue 61°43°
Wed 64°41°
Thu 66°38° 16%
Fri 68°45° 30%
Sat 63°51° 30%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cliffside Apts stop 193 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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