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Berkshire East Ski Resort

Sleeping Jake's–The Gronk, 4 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,728 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Sleeping Jake's–The Gronk, 4 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Berkshire East Ski Resort near Charlemont, MA. It climbs 1,728 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi568 – 1,457 ft · steepest grade: 40%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Too Easy 42.62214, -72.87796
Nearest town Charlemont, MA
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Sleeping Jake's–The Gronk, 4 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,728 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 569–1,455 ft

Out & Back · Berkshire East Ski Resort

Trailhead: Too Easy · 42.62214, -72.87796

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Too Easy, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Sleeping Jake's, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Thunder Cliffs, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Back of the Shack, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Trillium, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto The Gronk, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Sugar Run, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wilderness Brook Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miReach Too Easy, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hawks Brook Trial, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sugar Run, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 200 ftBear right onto The Gronk, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Trillium, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Back of the Shack, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Thunder Cliffs, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sleeping Jake's, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left onto Too Easy, heading NE.
  25. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sleeping-jakes-out-back

Trail surface

18% dirt82% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 82°63°
Thu 89°68° 60%
Fri 89°71° 48%
Sat 86°70° 44%
Sun 90°68°
Mon 89°70° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM — 3 min before dark.

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