Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point–10th Mountain Division, 8 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,705 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point–10th Mountain Division, 8 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center near Northfield Farms, MA. The route reaches Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point. It climbs 1,705 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point–10th Mountain Division, 8 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,705 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 277–1,055 ft
Out & Back · Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center
Trailhead: 42.61043, -72.47225
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 58°F / low 50° · precip 69% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto 10th Mountain Division, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Hidden Quarry Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Hemlock Hill, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Rose Ledge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto West Slope Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Rock Oak Ramble, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto West Slope Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Tooleybush Turnpike, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto 10th Mountain Division, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Orange/White Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail, heading N.
- 1 miSharp right onto Hermits Castle Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Spur, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Tooleybush Turnpike Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Hermits Castle Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Orange/White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Orange Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto 10th Mountain Division, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tooleybush Turnpike, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto West Slope Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Rock Oak Ramble, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto West Slope Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Rose Ledge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hemlock Hill, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Quarry Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right onto 10th Mountain Division, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 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 0.5 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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