Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Rock Oak Ramble via Hemlock Hill
2.6 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr
Rock Oak Ramble via Hemlock Hill is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center near Northfield Farms, MA. It climbs 281 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rock Oak Ramble via Hemlock Hill
2.6 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 252–534 ft
Out & Back · Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Trailhead: 42.60940, -72.47763
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto West Slope Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Dilly Down, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto West Slope Trail, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 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 S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Quarry Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right onto 10th Mountain Division, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left onto Hidden Quarry Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Hemlock Hill 2.1 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Hemlock Hill 2.2 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Hemlock Hill 2.2 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Sugarbush via Hemlock Hill 2.4 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Jug End–Lower Jug End, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 446 ft
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