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Telephone Line Trail

4.0 (1 Rating)
Follows a set of telephone lines up towards the summit and fire tower on Mt. Toby.
0.4
mi
Distance
319
ft
Gain
moderate
Difficulty

Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
0.39mi
Distance
319ft
Elevation Gain
0ft
Elevation Loss
20%
Max Grade
767ft
High Point
448ft
Low Point
Path Type
Point to Point
Description
This is one of the shortest routes up to the summit of Mt. Toby from Reservation Road in Sunderland. The trail is clear and mostly obvious, but poorly marked. To reach the summit via Telephone Line Trail and cut between Tower Road and Robert Frost Trail, hike 0.68 miles on Tower Road from the parking area on Reservation Road. Stay to the right to follow the Telephone Line Trail towards Robert Frost Trail and Upper Link Trail. It is 0.52 miles on Telephone Line Trail until the split with Robert Frost Trail and Upper Link Trail. Stay to the right and follow Robert Frost Trail towards Mt. Toby summit. From here, it is 0.46 miles to the summit and fire tower

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Contributors
Adam Hemingway