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
- Start on East Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto MST, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto East Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Silver DoeTrail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Sugar Run, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto The Gronk, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Billy Badger, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Trillium, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto The Gronk, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach East Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Trillium, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Billy Badger, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto The Gronk, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sugar Run, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Silver DoeTrail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto East Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto MST, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto East Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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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