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Mount Pisgah Conservation Area

Berlin Road Trail (red) & North Gorge Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Berlin Road Trail (red) & North Gorge Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Pisgah Conservation Area near Carterville, MA. It climbs 525 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi299 – 682 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Berlin RoadTrail 42.37564, -71.65025
Nearest town Carterville, MA
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Berlin Road Trail (red) & North Gorge Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 300–684 ft

Out & Back · Mount Pisgah Conservation Area

Trailhead: Berlin RoadTrail · 42.37564, -71.65025

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Berlin Road Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto trail (yellow), heading SW.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto North Gorge Trail (red), heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto North Gorge Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Berlin Road Trail (red), heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Sparrow Trail (white), heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Berlin Road Trail (red), heading S.
  11. 350 ftReach North Gorge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Sparrow Trail (white), heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Berlin Road Trail (red), heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto North Gorge Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miBear right onto North Gorge Trail (red), heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto trail (yellow), heading N.
  19. 450 ftContinue straight onto Berlin Road Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/berlin-road-trail-red-north-gorge-trail-out-back

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 83°61°
Thu 87°69° 33%
Fri 95°71° 33%
Sat 94°68° 32%
Sun 94°68° 15%
Mon 92°72° 15%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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