Berkshire East Ski Resort

Billy Badger–East Road, 5 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,193 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Billy Badger–East Road, 5 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Berkshire East Ski Resort near Hawley, MA. It climbs 1,193 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 1,772 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Road 42.58415, -72.87092
Nearest town Hawley, MA

Directions

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Billy Badger–East Road, 5 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,193 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 624–1,772 ft

Out & Back · Berkshire East Ski Resort

Trailhead: East Road · 42.58415, -72.87092

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start on East Road, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto MST, heading N.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto East Road, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Silver DoeTrail, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Sugar Run, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftSharp left onto The Gronk, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Billy Badger, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miBear left onto Trillium, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto The Gronk, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftReach East Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Trillium, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Billy Badger, heading NE.
  19. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 300 ftTurn left onto The Gronk, heading E.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  23. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sugar Run, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Silver DoeTrail, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  28. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading SE.
  29. 350 ftContinue straight onto East Road, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miContinue straight onto MST, heading S.
  31. 150 ftContinue straight onto East Road, heading SE.
  32. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:10 PM

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