Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Rock Oak Ramble Loop via Hemlock Hill
1.9 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 46 min
Rock Oak Ramble Loop via Hemlock Hill is a 1.9-mile loop in Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center near Northfield Farms, MA. It climbs 257 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rock Oak Ramble Loop via Hemlock Hill
1.9 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 46 min
Elevation 277–534 ft
Loop · Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Trailhead: 42.61043, -72.47225
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto West Slope Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Dilly Down, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto West Slope Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Tooleybush Turnpike, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rock Oak Ramble, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Porcupine Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hemlock Hill, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Quarry Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto 10th Mountain Division, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM — 1 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Hemlock Hill Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 202 ft
- Hemlock Hill–Rock Oak Ramble, 4 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 448 ft
- Sugarbush Loop via Hemlock Hill 2.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Hemlock Hill Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Hemlock Hill Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Porcupine Trail & Sidewinder via Hemlock Hill 2.1 mi · ▲ 555 ft
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