Home States  Connecticut  Maine  Massachusetts  New Hampshire  New York  Rhode Island  Vermont  View All Lists  NE 4,000 Footers  NE 100 Highest  NH 4,000 Footers  NH 52 With A View  NH Belknap Range  NH Ossipee 10 Explanation of Ratings Links Ossipee Mountains Notice Search Trail Conditions Trip Log About	Mt. Toby Sunderland, MA, Leverett, MA Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. Tower Road Route: Roaring Falls Trail, Tower Road, (Mt. Toby), Tower Road, Roaring Falls Trail While I was planning to hike Mt. Toby via Tower Road, a map at the trailhead showed the location of the Roaring Falls Trail trailhead. Thus, I headed over to Route 63 and soon found the quasi-unmarked parking area. Starting as a woods road of some sort, I had a friendly neighborhood cat following me for a bit. Nearing the high tension line area, the cat turned back and I continued alone, soon crossing railroad tracks. Shortly thereafter, I arrived at Roaring Falls - sort of. While the falls area looked impressive, there was no water anywhere. The trail continued steeply up to the right of the falls, passing some impressive boulders. A short distance thereafter, the trail reached Tower Road. Heading up Tower Road, I was a bit surprised to see the destruction on either side of it, presumably from the recent ice storm. Eventually reaching the summit, I climbed the tower for views. Unfortunately, the views were tremendous, as rain was moving into the area. Nonetheless, I could see the Sugarloaves, as well as points to the east. Shortly after starting back downhill, the rain started to sprinkle. Never picking up too much, it was still a fairly dry descent. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Moderate Destination: Mt. Toby Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Minimal Hike Stats Date Hiked: Sunday, August 22, 2010 Hike Commenced: 8:04 AM Parking Elevation: 390' Destination: Mt. Toby Ascent Commenced: 8:04 AM Summit Reached: 8:46 AM Time Elapsed: 00:42 Trailhead Elevation: 390' Summit Elevation: 1,269' Vertical Gain: 939' Hike Ended: 9:35 AM Hike Time Elapsed: 01:31 Hike Vertical Gain: 999' The Roaring Falls Trail trailhead Wildflowers along Tower Road Looking southwest at South and North Sugarloaf from the Mt. Toby firetower Directions to trailhead: From the Reservation Road area in Sunderland, take Route 63 south. Shortly after passing Montague Road on the left, the two entrances to the Roaring Falls Trail dirt parking lot will be on the right (the first is part of a residential driveway). The Roaring Falls Trail starts on the driveway side of the parking lot. Back to Mt. Toby Profile
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