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Berkshire East Ski Resort

Hawks Brook Trial & MST via Sugar Run

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,045 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Hawks Brook Trial & MST via Sugar Run is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Berkshire East Ski Resort near Hawley, MA. It climbs 1,045 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi843 – 1,870 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.2 mi

Getting there

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

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,045 ft · 2 hr 21 min

Elevation 844–1,870 ft

Out & Back · Berkshire East Ski Resort

Trailhead: 42.58525, -72.88209

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 73°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:10 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. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto East Road, heading N.
  7. 150 ftBear right onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto East Road, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading N.
  10. 450 ftBear left onto East Road, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sugar Run, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading W.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sugar Run, heading W.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftReach Hawks Brook Trial, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sugar Run, heading N.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading N.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sugar Run, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading S.
  22. 450 ftContinue straight onto East Road, heading E.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading E.
  24. 450 ftContinue straight onto East Road, heading SE.
  25. 150 ftBear right onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading E.
  26. 100 ftBear left onto East Road, heading E.
  27. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 300 ftContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  30. 350 ftContinue straight onto East Road, heading SE.
  31. 0.2 miContinue straight onto MST, heading S.
  32. 150 ftContinue straight onto East Road, heading S.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  34. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hawks-brook-trial-mst-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F58°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (4.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 75°61°
Thu 84°63° 60%
Fri 85°66° 50%
Sat 81°65° 44%
Sun 85°63°
Mon 84°65° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:45 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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