View from East Vista on Stratton Mountain in Northfield Massachusetts.jpg
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Stratton Mountain & East View via NET/M&M Trail (white) is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Brush Mountain Conservation Area near East Northfield, MA. The route passes Stratton Mountain before reaching East View at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,457 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi469 – 1,391 ft · steepest grade: 22%8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.67114, -72.44040
Nearest town East Northfield, MA

Directions

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Stratton Mountain & East View via NET/M&M Trail (white)

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,457 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Elevation 468–1,392 ft

Out & Back · Brush Mountain Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.67114, -72.44040

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 1.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miPass East View.
  8. 50 ftReach Stratton Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  13. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 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.

Trail surface

8% dirt92% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 2.3″ yesterday (4.4″ 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 80°64°
Thu 88°66° 58%
Fri 92°69° 36%
Sat 89°69° 37%
Sun 93°65°
Mon 90°66° 16%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM — 2 min before dark.

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