Massachusetts trails · New England National Scenic Trail
New England National Scenic Trail
A 72.5-mile section of the New England National Scenic Trail in Massachusetts, with 1,407 ft of climbing. The full trail runs about 235 miles. Reaches Mayo Hill and other lake/pass/summit destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 11,524 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Mayo Hill (summit)
- Mount Norwottock (summit)
- Mount Lincoln (summit)
- Mount Hitchcock (summit)
- Mount Grace (summit)
- Long Mountain (summit)
- Bare Mountain (summit)
- Scarboro Pond (lake)
- Little Mount Grace (summit)
- Mount Holyoke (summit)
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Getting there
Titan's Piazza Trail access. About 31 min drive (15 mi) from Springfield. 42.29268, -72.59906 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:33 a.m., the sun rises at 7:01 a.m. and sets at 6:10 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:38 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 09 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 72.5-mile route works out to roughly 27 h 32 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- METACOMET - MONADNOCK TRAIL + New England National Scenic Trail + CHRISTOPHER CLARK RD AND METACOMET - MONADNOCK TR — 1.6 mi loop, 467 ft gain
- DAMON CAMP ROAD + Moose Track Trail + New England National Scenic Trail — 2.4 mi loop, 445 ft gain
- METACOMET - MONADNOCK TRAIL + New England National Scenic Trail — 2.5 mi loop, 447 ft gain
Across the border
- Continues into NH as Metacomet-Monadnock Trail — view on the map
- Continues into NH as Metacomet-Monadnock Trail — view on the map
Nearby trails
- Manhan Rail Trail — 2.3 mi
- Peaked Mountain — 21.0 mi
- Notchview — 26.1 mi