Tumbledown North
4.3 mi · ▲ 624 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Tumbledown North is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Brooks Woodland Preserve near Petersham, MA. It climbs 624 ft. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tumbledown North
4.3 mi · ▲ 624 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 808–1,047 ft
Out & Back · Brooks Woodland Preserve
Trailhead: 42.49735, -72.18118
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 57°F / low 49° · precip 62% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Jerry's Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Jerry's Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Tumbledown North 4.4 mi · ▲ 583 ft
- Jerry's Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 419 ft
- Jerry's Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 508 ft
- Tumbledown East 5.4 mi · ▲ 751 ft
- Quaker Drive 6.1 mi · ▲ 965 ft
- Jerry's Trail 4 mi · ▲ 479 ft
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