Mount Pisgah Conservation Area

Fisher Trail & Vernal Pool Trail via Howard Brook Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 55 min

Fisher Trail & Vernal Pool Trail via Howard Brook Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Pisgah Conservation Area near West Berlin, MA. It is mostly level, with 236 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi502 – 669 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Loop Trail 42.35968, -71.67110
Nearest town West Berlin, MA

Directions

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Fisher Trail & Vernal Pool Trail via Howard Brook Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 55 min

Elevation 501–671 ft

Out & Back · Mount Pisgah Conservation Area

Trailhead: Loop Trail · 42.35968, -71.67110

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Loop Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Howard Brook Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Howard Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Vernal Pool Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Fisher Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sparrow Trail (white), heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Loop Trail, heading NW.
  12. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 82°62°
Thu 88°68° 34%
Fri 93°70° 33%
Sat 92°68° 32%
Sun 93°67° 15%
Mon 91°72° 15%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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