Tumbledown East
5.4 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Tumbledown East is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Brooks Woodland Preserve near Petersham, MA. It climbs 751 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi771 – 1,047 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49735, -72.18118
Nearest town Petersham, MA
Directions
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Tumbledown East
5.4 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 769–1,047 ft
Out & Back · Brooks Woodland Preserve
Trailhead: 42.49735, -72.18118
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
18% dirt82% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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