West View–Indian Cave Loop, 4 sights is a 6.4-mile loop in Northfield State Forest near Sky Farm, MA. The route passes Indian Cave and West View. It climbs 909 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi896 – 1,391 ft · steepest grade: 15%6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail 42.65968, -72.41931
Nearest town Sky Farm, MA
Directions
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West View–Indian Cave Loop, 4 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 909 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 896–1,392 ft
Loop · Northfield State Forest
Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail · 42.65968, -72.41931
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 77°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on NET/M&M Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Indian Cave.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass West View.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto NET/M&M Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
46% dirt54% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 77°F60°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (4.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed
77°63°
Thu
85°63°
58%
Fri
89°66°
36%
Sat
87°66°
37%
Sun
90°63°
Mon
87°64°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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