South Sugarloaf Mountain–Mt. Sugarloaf Trail, 4 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation near Sunderland, MA. The route reaches South Sugarloaf Mountain at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 822 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi207 – 659 ft · steepest grade: 37%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mt. Sugarloaf Trail 42.47035, -72.59211
Nearest town Sunderland, MA
Directions
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South Sugarloaf Mountain–Mt. Sugarloaf Trail, 4 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 822 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 206–658 ft
Out & Back · Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation
Trailhead: Mt. Sugarloaf Trail · 42.47035, -72.59211
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Sugarloaf State Park stop 376 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mt. Sugarloaf Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Old Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Sugarloaf Mtn. South Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach South Sugarloaf Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mt. Sugarloaf 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
76% gravel24% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sugarloaf State Park stop 376 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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