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Brooks Woodland Preserve

Tumbledown South & Tumbledown West

4 mi · ▲ 627 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Tumbledown South & Tumbledown West is a 4-mile out-and-back in Brooks Woodland Preserve near Petersham, MA. It climbs 627 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 1,024 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quaker Drive 42.47209, -72.16003
Nearest town Petersham, MA
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Tumbledown South & Tumbledown West

4 mi · ▲ 627 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 764–1,024 ft

Out & Back · Brooks Woodland Preserve

Trailhead: Quaker Drive · 42.47209, -72.16003

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 400 ftTurn left onto Tumbledown East, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Tumbledown North, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 200 ftTurn right onto Jerry's Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tumbledown West, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right onto Tumbledown South, heading SE.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 200 ftSharp right, heading N.
  22. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tumbledown-south-tumbledown-west-out-back-6-km-4318

Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 2.2″ yesterday (4.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°62°
Thu 87°65° 51%
Fri 92°69° 38%
Sat 88°69° 39%
Sun 93°68°
Mon 90°68° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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