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North Gorge Trail & South Ridge Loop via Berlin Road Trail (red) is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Pisgah Conservation Area near Carterville, MA. It climbs 652 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi299 – 682 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Berlin RoadTrail 42.37564, -71.65025
Nearest town Carterville, MA

Directions

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North Gorge Trail & South Ridge Loop via Berlin Road Trail (red)

4.9 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 300–684 ft

Out & Back · Mount Pisgah Conservation Area

Trailhead: Berlin RoadTrail · 42.37564, -71.65025

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Berlin Road Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto trail (yellow), heading SW.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto North Gorge Trail (red), heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto North Gorge Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Berlin Road Trail (red), heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right onto Howard Ridge Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left onto South Gorge Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto South Ridge Loop, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftReach North Gorge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftSharp left onto South Gorge Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right onto Howard Ridge Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Berlin Road Trail (red), heading NE.
  15. 0.8 miTurn right onto North Gorge Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miBear right onto North Gorge Trail (red), heading N.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto trail (yellow), heading NE.
  18. 450 ftContinue straight onto Berlin Road Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 83°61°
Thu 87°69° 33%
Fri 95°71° 33%
Sat 94°68° 32%
Sun 94°68° 15%
Mon 92°72° 15%

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