Mount Pisgah–Path Continues, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Mount Pisgah–Path Continues, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Brimfield State Forest near Dingley Dell, MA. The route passes Dearth Hill Pond and Path Continues before reaching Mount Pisgah at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 308 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mount Pisgah–Path Continues, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 889–1,219 ft
Out & Back · Brimfield State Forest
Trailhead: Summit Trail · 42.10911, -72.24850
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Dearth Hill Pond.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Dearth Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Wales Road, heading SE.
- 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 NE.
- 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 SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Dearth Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Summit Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.4 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Summit Trail Trailhead
- Dearth Hill Pond–Woodman Pond Loop, 4 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 145 ft
- Mt. Waddaquaduck Viewpoint–Dearth Hill Pond, 5 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 468 ft
- Path Continues–Dearth Hill Pond, 7 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 360 ft
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