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Berkshire East Ski Resort

Hawks Brook Trial & MST via East Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 782 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Hawks Brook Trial & MST via East Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Berkshire East Ski Resort near Hawley, MA. It climbs 782 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,079 – 1,870 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58525, -72.88209
Nearest town Hawley, MA
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Hawks Brook Trial & MST via East Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 782 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 1,079–1,870 ft

Out & Back · Berkshire East Ski Resort

Trailhead: 42.58525, -72.88209

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left onto East Road, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto MST, heading N.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto East Road, heading N.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miBear left onto East Road, heading N.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto East Road, heading N.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading N.
  11. 200 ftReach Hawks Brook Trial, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto East Road, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftBear right onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftBear left onto East Road, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 300 ftContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftBear right onto East Road, heading SE.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto MST, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto East Road, heading SE.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-road-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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