Mount Pisgah–Path Continues, 6 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 922 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Mount Pisgah–Path Continues, 6 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Brimfield State Forest near Dingley Dell, MA. The route passes Dean Pond, Dearth Hill Pond and Path Continues before reaching Mount Pisgah at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 922 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mount Pisgah–Path Continues, 6 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 922 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Elevation 678–1,219 ft
Out & Back · Brimfield State Forest
Trailhead: 42.09889, -72.27021
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Dean Pond.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Anderson Road, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Gleason Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Durgan Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Dearth Hill Pond.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Marwood Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Dearth Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Wales Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Path Continues.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Mount Pisgah, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Dearth Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Marwood Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Durgan Road, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Gleason Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Anderson Road, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Dean Pond & Anderson Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Dearth Hill Pond–Dean Pond, 3 lakes 2.8 mi · ▲ 590 ft
- Woodman Pond–Dean Pond, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 756 ft
- Mt. Waddaquaduck Viewpoint–Dearth Hill Pond, 6 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,123 ft
- Dearth Hill Pond–Dean Pond, 6 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 687 ft
- Path Continues–Dearth Hill Pond, 9 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 961 ft
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