Brooks Woodland Preserve

Tumbledown North

4.4 mi · ▲ 583 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Tumbledown North is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Brooks Woodland Preserve near Petersham, MA. It climbs 583 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi807 – 1,047 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.49735, -72.18118
Nearest town Petersham, MA

Directions

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Tumbledown North

4.4 mi · ▲ 583 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 808–1,047 ft

Out & Back · Brooks Woodland Preserve

Trailhead: 42.49735, -72.18118

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 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

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~63 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.

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