Sunset hikes
A short walk out, the whole show, and back at your car before dark. Times are estimates at a relaxed pace; give yourself extra buffer, especially with kids or in a group.
This week’s evenings
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Blue Trail–Gold Dot, 7 sights 0.4 mi away
Be there by 7:48 PM
- Be there7:48 PM
- Sunset8:08 PM
- Dark8:39 PM
Best color fades by ~
Your car is right there — dark at 8:39 PM.
The viewpoint is right at the trailhead
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Be there by 7:48 PM
- Be there7:48 PM
- Sunset8:08 PM
- Dark8:39 PM
Best color fades by ~
Your car is right there — dark at 8:39 PM.
The viewpoint is right at the trailhead
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Be there by 7:48 PM
- Be there7:48 PM
- Sunset8:08 PM
- Dark8:39 PM
Best color fades by ~
Your car is right there — dark at 8:39 PM.
The viewpoint is right at the trailhead
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The Slab–Buoux Buttress, 6 sights 0.4 mi away
Be there by 7:48 PM
- Be there7:48 PM
- Sunset8:08 PM
- Dark8:39 PM
Best color fades by ~
Your car is right there — dark at 8:39 PM.
The viewpoint is right at the trailhead
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Be there by 7:48 PM
- Be there7:48 PM
- Sunset8:08 PM
- Dark8:39 PM
Best color fades by ~
Your car is right there — dark at 8:39 PM.
The viewpoint is right at the trailhead
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Be there by 7:48 PM
- Be there7:48 PM
- Sunset8:08 PM
- Dark8:39 PM
Best color fades by ~
Your car is right there — dark at 8:39 PM.
The viewpoint is right at the trailhead
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Leave by 7:47 PM
- Leave trailhead7:47 PM
- Sunset8:08 PM
- Head back8:23 PM
- At your car8:24 PM
- Dark8:40 PM
Best color fades by ~
Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 16 min before dark.
0.0 mi to the viewpoint · 2 min of walkingTrailhead visible from the viewpoint
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Northfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Center Sunset Point–Blue Trail, 3 sights 0.4 mi away
Be there by 7:48 PM
- Be there7:48 PM
- Sunset8:08 PM
- Dark8:39 PM
Best color fades by ~
Your car is right there — dark at 8:39 PM.
The viewpoint is right at the trailhead
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Be there by 7:48 PM
- Be there7:48 PM
- Sunset8:08 PM
- Dark8:39 PM
Best color fades by ~
Your car is right there — dark at 8:39 PM.
The viewpoint is right at the trailhead
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Old Farley Road & Stone Road 0.9 mi away
Leave by 7:20 PM
- Leave trailhead7:20 PM
- Sunset8:08 PM
- Head back8:23 PM
- At your car8:49 PM
- Dark8:39 PM
Best color fades by ~
Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
1.0 mi to the viewpoint · 140 ft climb · 54 min of walking
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Bear Mountain 0.9 mi away
Be there by 7:47 PM
- Be there7:47 PM
- Sunset8:08 PM
- Dark8:39 PM
Best color fades by ~
Your car is right there — dark at 8:39 PM.
The viewpoint is right at the trailhead
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Great Swamp Road–Mountain Road, 3 sights 1.3 mi away
Leave by 7:33 PM
- Leave trailhead7:33 PM
- Sunset8:08 PM
- Head back8:23 PM
- At your car8:32 PM
- Dark8:39 PM
Best color fades by ~
Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 8 min before dark.
0.4 mi to the viewpoint · 190 ft climb · 24 min of walking