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

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
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 81°64°
Thu 90°68° 61%
Fri 93°70° 39%
Sat 92°69° 36%
Sun 94°66°
Mon 92°70° 17%

Good to know

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

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