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Mount Toby State Forest

Mount Toby–Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail, 8 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,661 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Mount Toby–Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail, 8 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Toby State Forest near Sunderland, MA. The route reaches Mount Toby. It climbs 1,661 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi335 – 1,270 ft · steepest grade: 35%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Middle Mountain Road 42.46429, -72.56158
Nearest town Sunderland, MA
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Mount Toby–Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail, 8 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,661 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 336–1,270 ft

Out & Back · Mount Toby State Forest

Trailhead: Middle Mountain Road · 42.46429, -72.56158

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

  1. Start on Middle Mountain Road, heading NE.
  2. 1 miTurn left onto Link Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right onto North Mountain Road, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left onto Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftPass Mount Toby.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tower Road, heading E.
  9. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Middle Mountain Road, heading SW.
  12. 1 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 1 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-mountain-mount-toby-out-back-14-km

Trail surface

89% dirt11% other

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity76%
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 89°67° 61%
Fri 92°69° 39%
Sat 91°68° 36%
Sun 93°66°
Mon 91°69° 17%

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