Tumbledown East
2.6 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 1 hr
Tumbledown East is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Brooks Woodland Preserve near Petersham, MA. It climbs 270 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tumbledown East
2.6 mi · ▲ 270 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 764–976 ft
Out & Back · Brooks Woodland Preserve
Trailhead: Quaker Drive · 42.47209, -72.16003
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 0.6 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Quaker Drive Trailhead
- Ledges Trail & Quaker Drive 5.3 mi · ▲ 723 ft
- Tumbledown East 3.3 mi · ▲ 534 ft
- Tumbledown East 3.1 mi · ▲ 527 ft
- Buell Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 553 ft
- Ledges Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 824 ft
- Tumbledown East 2.2 mi · ▲ 415 ft
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