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Poverty Mountain–Mount Orient Loop, 7 sights

5 mi · ▲ 726 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Poverty Mountain–Mount Orient Loop, 7 sights is a 5-mile loop near West Pelham, MA. The route passes Poverty Mountain and Mount Orient. It climbs 726 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi522 – 955 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38288, -72.46111
Nearest town West Pelham, MA
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Poverty Mountain–Mount Orient Loop, 7 sights

5 mi · ▲ 726 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 523–954 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 42.38288, -72.46111

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Middle Access Road, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Down Deep, heading W.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftSharp right onto Poverty Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miPass Poverty Mountain.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
  17. 250 ftBear right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.6 miPass Mount Orient.
  20. 0.1 miSharp left onto Backend Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/poverty-mountain-mount-orient-loop-8-km-9762

Trail surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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