South Sugarloaf Mountain–Old Mountain Trail, 3 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation near Sunderland, MA. The route reaches South Sugarloaf Mountain at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 649 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi141 – 643 ft · steepest grade: 40%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47391, -72.58745
Nearest town Sunderland, MA
Directions
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South Sugarloaf Mountain–Old Mountain Trail, 3 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 649 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 141–644 ft
Out & Back · Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation
Trailhead: 42.47391, -72.58745
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 58°F / low 51° · precip 77% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Old Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Sugarloaf Mtn. South Trail, heading S.
- 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 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 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
48% gravel52% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 58°F51°
Precip77%Wind8 mphUV0Humidity94%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.9″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon
66°52°
Tue
64°43°
Wed
64°41°
Thu
66°38°
16%
Fri
68°45°
30%
Sat
63°51°
30%
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