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
Directions
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Middle Access Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Down Deep, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Poverty Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Poverty Mountain.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miPass Mount Orient.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Backend Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 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 surface
23% dirt77% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity77%
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
79°66°
Thu
89°65°
56%
Fri
93°69°
39%
Sat
90°69°
37%
Sun
94°68°
Mon
91°69°
18%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Falls & Hill Reservoir 2 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- Junkyard Dog & Middle Access Road Loop via Robert Frost Trail (Orange) 2.7 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- Dorie Goldman Trail (light blue) & Middle Access Road Loop via Robert Frost Trail (Orange) 2.9 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- Robert Frost Trail (Orange) 3.4 mi · ▲ 384 ft
- Dorie Goldman Trail & Middle Access Road via Robert Frost Trail (Orange) 3.7 mi · ▲ 404 ft
- Mount Orient–Backend Trail Loop, 6 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 579 ft
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