Mount Grace–Stratton Mountain, 5 summits is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Northfield State Forest near Sky Farm, MA. The route passes Stratton Mountain and East View before reaching Mount Grace at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 2,582 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi869 – 1,618 ft · steepest grade: 22%16.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail 42.65968, -72.41931
Nearest town Sky Farm, MA
Directions
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Mount Grace–Stratton Mountain, 5 summits
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,582 ft · 6 hr 29 min
Elevation 868–1,616 ft
Out & Back · Northfield State Forest
Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail · 42.65968, -72.41931
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 77°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on NET/M&M Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
- 2.5 miPass Stratton Mountain.
- 50 ftPass East View.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 3.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.5 miReach Mount Grace, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 2.6 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
91% dirt9% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 77°F60°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (4.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed
77°63°
Thu
85°63°
58%
Fri
89°66°
36%
Sat
87°66°
37%
Sun
90°63°
Mon
87°64°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Town Forest (yellow) via NET/M&M Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 274 ft
- NET/M&M Trail 2 mi · ▲ 235 ft
- Old M&M Trail via NET/M&M Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 514 ft
- Stratton Mountain–West View Loop, 4 viewpoints 4.6 mi · ▲ 610 ft
- West View–Indian Cave Loop, 4 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 909 ft
- Stratton Mountain–East View Loop, 5 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,002 ft
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