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View from East Vista on Stratton Mountain in Northfield Massachusetts.jpg
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Northfield State Forest

Stratton Mountain & East View via NET/M&M Trail (white)

4.9 mi · ▲ 731 ft · 2 hr

Stratton Mountain & East View via NET/M&M Trail (white) is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Northfield State Forest near Sky Farm, MA. The route passes Stratton Mountain before reaching East View at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 731 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,135 – 1,391 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.65641, -72.42709
Nearest town Sky Farm, MA
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Stratton Mountain & East View via NET/M&M Trail (white)

4.9 mi · ▲ 731 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 1,135–1,392 ft

Out & Back · Northfield State Forest

Trailhead: 42.65641, -72.42709

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 76°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Town Forest (yellow), heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
  7. 0.3 miPass East View.
  8. 50 ftReach Stratton Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 1 miBear right onto Town Forest (yellow), heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/stratton-mountain-east-view-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 76°F60°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
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 86°66° 37%
Sun 90°62°
Mon 87°63° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:47 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.

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