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Turtleback Loop
Trail
3.5 mile
5.6 kilometer
loop
Easy/Intermediate
Elevation
Ascent:
321'
98 m
Descent: -337' -103 m
High: 569' 173 m
Low: 295' 90 m
Grade
Avg Grade: 4% (2°)
Max Grade: 21% (12°)
Dogs
Leashed
Weather
All Clear
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“Follow the orange blazes to stay on this loop trail.”
— Freddy Arsenault
Features
Fall Colors · Lake · Wildflowers
Description
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We need help with the following missing trail information:
Family Friendly, ADA Accessible, Need to Know, Flora & Fauna
Contacts
Land Manager: Essex County Parks - South Mountain Reservation
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