Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Sugarbush Loop via Hemlock Hill
2.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 49 min
Sugarbush Loop via Hemlock Hill is a 2.1-mile loop in Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center near Northfield Farms, MA. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sugarbush Loop via Hemlock Hill
2.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 49 min
Elevation 261–488 ft
Loop · Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Trailhead: 42.60897, -72.47362
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Hidden Quarry Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right onto 10th Mountain Division, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hidden Quarry Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Hill, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Porcupine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Sugarbush, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dilly Down, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sugarbush, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tooleybush Turnpike, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto West Slope Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Dilly Down, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto West Slope Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Waterfall–Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point, 7 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,197 ft
- Northfield Mountain–Northfield Mountain Reservoir, 5 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 843 ft
- Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point–10th Mountain Division, 5 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,221 ft
- Rattlesnake Mountain–Rattlesnake Viewpoint, 8 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,334 ft
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