Mount Toby State Forest

Roaring Mountain–Hemlock Trail Loop, 7 sights

6 mi · ▲ 1,211 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Roaring Mountain–Hemlock Trail Loop, 7 sights is a 6-mile loop in Mount Toby State Forest near North Sunderland, MA. The route reaches Roaring Mountain. It climbs 1,211 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi394 – 1,194 ft · steepest grade: 28%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Pine Trail 42.50323, -72.53013
Nearest town North Sunderland, MA

Directions

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Roaring Mountain–Hemlock Trail Loop, 7 sights

6 mi · ▲ 1,211 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 393–1,194 ft

Loop · Mount Toby State Forest

Trailhead: Red Pine Trail · 42.50323, -72.53013

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Red Pine Trail, heading S.
  2. 200 ftContinue straight onto Tower Road, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto White Pine Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Tower Road, heading S.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miBear left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Upper Link Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left onto Tower Road, heading S.
  10. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Roaring Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miReach Roaring Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Middle Mountain Road, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Summit Bypass, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miBear left onto North Mountain Road, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sugar Farms Trail, heading SW.
  19. 1.7 miBear left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading E.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tower Road, heading N.
  21. 450 ftSharp left onto Red Pine Trail, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

84% dirt2% other14% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity71%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (3.4″ 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°65°
Thu 89°67° 61%
Fri 92°69° 39%
Sat 91°68° 36%
Sun 93°65°
Mon 91°69° 17%

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