Mount Toby State Forest

Roaring Falls–Hemlock Loop Trail, 5 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 693 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Roaring Falls–Hemlock Loop Trail, 5 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Toby State Forest near North Leverett, MA. The route reaches Roaring Falls. It climbs 693 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi384 – 883 ft · steepest grade: 30%3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49021, -72.51784
Nearest town North Leverett, MA

Directions

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Roaring Falls–Hemlock Loop Trail, 5 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 693 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 383–882 ft

Out & Back · Mount Toby State Forest

Trailhead: 42.49021, -72.51784

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 58°F / low 50° · precip 74% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass Roaring Falls.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tower Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftTurn right onto Hemlock Loop Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hemlock Trail, heading W.
  8. 200 ftTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sugar Farms Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bridle Path, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
  13. 450 ftContinue straight onto Upper Link Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miSharp left onto Tower Road, heading S.
  15. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

68% dirt5% other27% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 58°F50°
Precip74%Wind6 mphUV0Humidity99%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (1.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 2 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 20% rain9 AM: 25% rain10 AM: 45% rain11 AM: 74% rain12 PM: 58% rain1 PM: 56% rain2 PM: 57% rain3 PM: 41% rain4 PM: 54% rain5 PM: 61% rain6 PM: 50% rain7 PM: 51% rain8 PM: 43% rain9 PM: 39% rain10 PM: 36% rain11 PM: 22% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 63°51°
Tue 60°42°
Wed 64°40°
Thu 65°37° 16%
Fri 67°44° 30%
Sat 62°50° 30%

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