Hawks Brook Trial–La Belle Road Loop, 6 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,083 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Hawks Brook Trial–La Belle Road Loop, 6 sights is a 5.9-mile loop in Berkshire East Ski Resort near Dodge Corner, MA. It climbs 1,083 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hawks Brook Trial–La Belle Road Loop, 6 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,083 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 989–1,723 ft
Loop · Berkshire East Ski Resort
Trailhead: 42.60290, -72.84891
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1 miBear right onto E. Stranged Moose, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right onto Sugar Run, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Blue Pulaski, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Sleeping Jake's, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Trillium, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto The Gronk, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sugar Run, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sugar Run, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sugar Run, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto East Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto East Road, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto East Road, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto East Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto MST, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto East Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto La Belle Road, heading S.
- 2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftThe loop closes 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 1.1 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Farmstead Trail–The Gronk, 3 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,286 ft
- Sugar Run & The Gronk 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,088 ft
- Wine Tree 3.8 mi · ▲ 867 ft
- Billy Badger–Sleeping Jake's, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,259 ft
- E. Stranged Moose 2.4 mi · ▲ 354 ft
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