Northfield Mountain Trail System. National Recreation Trail (MA)

May 10, 2023

This is a little mountain with a nice variety of ski and snowshoe/hiking trails. Folks can also use their bikes and ride their horses during the off-season.

I hiked all the hiking/snowshoe trails. Did close to eleven miles when you count all the doubling back. It felt like nice exercise since I hadn’t hiked up-down-up-down for a while. I think 1700 feet of total elevation gain.

The scenery was mostly trees with some granite thrown in. There was also a quarry and a stone wall. The uppermost portion of the system takes you to a reservoir which powers the mountain’s hydroelectric facility.