Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
The Slab–Buoux Buttress, 6 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 706 ft · 1 hr 31 min
The Slab–Buoux Buttress, 6 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center near Farley, MA. The route passes Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point and Buoux Buttress before reaching The Slab at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 706 ft, with sections as steep as 52% grade. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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The Slab–Buoux Buttress, 6 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 706 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 478–1,090 ft
Out & Back · Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Trailhead: Mohawk Path · 42.59653, -72.44215
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mohawk Path, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Rattlesnake Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto 10th Mountain Division, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Hill N Dale, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Rose Ledge Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Buoux Buttress.
- 100 ftReach The Slab, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hill N Dale, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto 10th Mountain Division, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Mohawk Path, heading SW.
- 250 ftArrive 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 1.3 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Mohawk Path Trailhead
- Green Trail via Rattlesnake Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 586 ft
- Waterfall–Farley Ledge Caves, 4 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 700 ft
- Northfield Mountain–Northfield Mountain Reservoir, 5 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 673 ft
- Northfield Mountain Reservoir–Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point, 5 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 731 ft
- Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 932 ft
- Hemlock Hill Sunset Point–Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point, 6 sights 4 mi · ▲ 852 ft
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