58.6 km
Length
+541 m
Ascent
−843 m
Descent
620 m
Highest point
8.4%
Max gradient
1h 18min
Drive time (approx.)
The Hilltowns map
58.6 km · 620 m

Elevation profile

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What does The Hilltowns look like?

MA Route 9 in Newton, looking east October 2025
MA Route 9 in Newton, looking east October 2025 · 4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0
Main Street, Spencer MA
Main Street, Spencer MA · John Phelan · CC BY 3.0
Northbound MBTA 66 bus turning off Route 9 near Brookline Village Mar 2025
Northbound MBTA 66 bus turning off Route 9 near Brookline Village Mar 2025 · 4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0
Main Street, West Brookfield MA
Main Street, West Brookfield MA · John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Route 9 bridge over Winchester Street in Newton Highlands, March 2022
Route 9 bridge over Winchester Street in Newton Highlands, March 2022 · Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Route 9 in Eliot, May 2017
Route 9 in Eliot, May 2017 · Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 3.0
MA 9 St. James Avenue wb at Trinity Place, Boston, April 2025
MA 9 St. James Avenue wb at Trinity Place, Boston, April 2025 · Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Massachusetts Route 9
Massachusetts Route 9 · Sswonk · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Start and finish

Start
Dalton
42.47408, -73.15986
Finish
Northampton
42.31771, -72.63438

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

54
Angelina's Sub Shop 0.0 km · 350 m
Juice n' Java 0.0 km · 350 m
portaVia 0.0 km · 350 m
Dewey's Public House 0.1 km · 356 m
Friendly Fred's Convenient Store 8.0 km · 558 m
A-1 Hilltown Pizza 46.9 km · 156 m
Elbow Room Coffee 47.2 km · 153 m
Panda Garden 47.2 km · 153 m
Local Burgy 48.3 km · 139 m
Villiage Green Greenhouse 48.4 km · 139 m
Williamsburg Snack Bar 48.8 km · 136 m
Bread Euphoria 50.6 km · 120 m
41 more
1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.0 km to 58.6 km.

Fuel

6
Cumberland Farms 0.0 km · 350 m
Sunoco 52.5 km · 90 m
Cumberland Farms 54.8 km · 84 m
Sunoco 58.6 km · 48 m
2 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 58.6 km.

Parking

129
Masonic Street Lot 58.6 km · 48 m
E.J. Gare Parking Garage 58.6 km · 48 m
Armory Street Lot 58.6 km · 48 m
Hampton Avenue Lot 58.6 km · 48 m
Round House Lot 58.6 km · 48 m
James House Lot 58.6 km · 48 m
Old South Street Lot 58.6 km · 48 m
122 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 58.6 km.

Visitor centres

1
Arthur D. Budd Visitor Center 12.4 km · 600 m

Toilets

5
5 unnamed places along the road, from 39.9 km to 58.6 km.

EV chargers

4
ChargePoint 58.6 km · 48 m
ChargePoint 58.6 km · 48 m
2 unnamed places along the road, from 50.6 km to 58.6 km.