Stratton Mountain–East View Loop, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile loop in Northfield State Forest near East Northfield, MA. The route passes Indian Cave, Stratton Mountain and East View. It climbs 345 ft. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi948 – 1,280 ft2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.68284, -72.40450
Nearest town East Northfield, MA
Directions
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Stratton Mountain–East View Loop, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 947–1,281 ft
Loop · Northfield State Forest
Trailhead: 42.68284, -72.40450
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Indian Cave.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Stratton Mountain.
- 50 ftPass East View.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 200 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
19% dirt81% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 77°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity73%
Rained 2.2″ yesterday (4.3″ 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°64°
Thu
90°62°
58%
Fri
90°65°
35%
Sat
89°65°
37%
Sun
92°65°
Mon
88°65°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Flagg Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- NET/M&M Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 935 ft
- NET/M&M Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,224 ft
- Flagg Road 6 mi · ▲ 623 ft
- Old M&M Trail via NET/M&M Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,213 ft
- Flagg Road 9.7 mi · ▲ 818 ft
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