Northfield Mountain Recreation Area is a four-season recreation facility situated along the mountainside; with satellite facilities strung along a 7-mile stretch of the Connecticut River.

Northfield Mountain offers cross-country skiing, hiking, and mountain biking on 26 miles of trails; camping, canoeing, kayaking, and upriver canoe shuttles at the Barton Cove recreation area; interpretive riverboat cruises and charters on the 60-seat Quinnetukut II; public environmental and recreation programs at the Visitor Center; and school environmental and recreational programs on-site.

The AllTrails website has a description and map of a hike at Northfield Mountain.