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Mount Toby State Forest

Roaring Falls–Clark Mtn. Link Trail, 6 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,452 ft · 5 hr 30 min

Roaring Falls–Clark Mtn. Link Trail, 6 sights is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Toby State Forest near Sunderland, MA. The route reaches Roaring Falls at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 2,452 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi177 – 1,056 ft · steepest grade: 18%13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45297, -72.56168
Nearest town Sunderland, MA
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Roaring Falls–Clark Mtn. Link Trail, 6 sights

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,452 ft · 5 hr 30 min

Elevation 176–1,055 ft

Out & Back · Mount Toby State Forest

Trailhead: 42.45297, -72.56168

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

Transit-accessible: Sunderland Plaza stop 190 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Cliff Trail, heading N.
  5. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Clark Mtn. Link Trail, heading S.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Greene Swamp Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading NE.
  10. 2 miTurn right onto Middle Mountain Road, heading N.
  11. 1 miBear left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tower Road, heading N.
  14. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 350 ftReach Roaring Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 1 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading S.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto Middle Mountain Road, heading E.
  19. 1 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SW.
  20. 2.3 miBear right onto Greene Swamp Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Clark Mtn. Link Trail, heading NW.
  22. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cliff Trail, heading NW.
  24. 400 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  27. 300 ftArrive 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-out-back-18-km

Trail surface

74% dirt26% 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: Sunderland Plaza stop 190 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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