Mt. Sugarloaf Trail & Old Mountain Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation near South Deerfield, MA. It climbs 448 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi187 – 659 ft · steepest grade: 30%2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Mountain Trail 42.46779, -72.59524
Nearest town South Deerfield, MA
Directions
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Mt. Sugarloaf Trail & Old Mountain Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 448 ft · 55 min
Elevation 188–658 ft
Out & Back · Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation
Trailhead: Old Mountain Trail · 42.46779, -72.59524
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Sugarloaf Street (In) stop 11 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mt. Sugarloaf Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Old Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Old Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity81%
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
82°62°
Thu
90°68°
62%
Fri
93°70°
40%
Sat
92°69°
36%
Sun
94°66°
Mon
92°70°
17%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sugarloaf Street (In) stop 11 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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