Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Northfield Mountain Reservoir & Bobcat Trail via Hemlock Hill
2.3 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Northfield Mountain Reservoir & Bobcat Trail via Hemlock Hill is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center near Northfield Farms, MA. The route reaches Northfield Mountain Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 709 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Northfield Mountain Reservoir & Bobcat Trail via Hemlock Hill
2.3 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 274–993 ft
Out & Back · Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Trailhead: 42.61062, -72.47230
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 SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto 10th Mountain Division, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Hidden Quarry Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hemlock Hill, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cascade, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Bobcat Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Northfield Mountain Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Cascade, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hemlock Hill, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hidden Quarry Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto 10th Mountain Division, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.8 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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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
- Rock Oak Ramble Loop via Hemlock Hill 1.9 mi · ▲ 257 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
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