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Mount Toby State Forest

Roaring Mountain & Upper Link Trail via Sugar Farms Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Roaring Mountain & Upper Link Trail via Sugar Farms Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Toby State Forest near North Sunderland, MA. The route reaches Roaring Mountain at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 1,009 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi554 – 1,194 ft · steepest grade: 29%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old road 42.50266, -72.53566
Nearest town North Sunderland, MA
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Roaring Mountain & Upper Link Trail via Sugar Farms Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 554–1,194 ft

Out & Back · Mount Toby State Forest

Trailhead: Old road · 42.50266, -72.53566

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

  1. Start on Old road, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Sugar Farms Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bridle Path, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Upper Link Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left onto Tower Road, heading NE.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Roaring Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miReach Roaring Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tower Road, heading W.
  13. 450 ftSharp right onto Upper Link Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail/Robert Frost Trail, heading N.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading N.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bridle Path, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sugar Farms Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miBear left onto Old road, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 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-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

54% dirt4% other42% 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 92°65°
Mon 91°69° 17%

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