West View via Town Forest (yellow) is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Northfield State Forest near Sky Farm, MA. The route reaches West View at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 597 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,135 – 1,391 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.65641, -72.42709
Nearest town Sky Farm, MA
Directions
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West View via Town Forest (yellow)
4.1 mi · ▲ 597 ft · 1 hr 40 min
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Town Forest (yellow), heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach West View, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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