Poverty Mountain–Mount Orient, 6 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 815 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Poverty Mountain–Mount Orient, 6 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near West Pelham, MA. The route passes Mount Orient before reaching Poverty Mountain at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 815 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi479 – 955 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.38194, -72.45965
Nearest town West Pelham, MA
Directions
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Poverty Mountain–Mount Orient, 6 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 815 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 480–954 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.38194, -72.45965
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Backend Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Mount Orient.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Poverty Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Poverty Mountain.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
21% dirt79% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed
81°64°
Thu
88°68°
56%
Fri
93°69°
39%
Sat
91°69°
37%
Sun
93°65°
Mon
91°69°
18%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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