Mount Pisgah - January 12, 2019

South Terrace Overlook

Temperatures were in the mid-20’s, and most paddlers seemed to be heading to pool sessions, so I decided to join the Papa Joe hike at Mount Pisgah.  

Mount Pisgah is an 83-acre conservation area in the towns of Berlin and Northborough. The property includes several pieces of conservation land. The two central properties are managed by the Conservation Commissions in Berlin and Northborough. To the south is a Mass Department of Fish & Game property, and to the north is privately owned land under conservation easements including the Devine and Oberg Conservation Reserves.

North Terrace Overlook

We met at the trailhead at (120) Linden Street in Berlin for a 6-mile hike. The loop took us south along some unnamed trails to the Berlin Road, Mentzer and Sparrow Trails, and eventually to the South Terrace Overlook.  From there, we headed north along the Tyler Trail past the summit of Mout Pisgah to the North Terrace (Warren S. Oberg) Overlook before heading back. We stopped for brunch at the Sunnyside Café. Another nice hike.

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Mount Pisgah Conservation Area

Mount Pisgah – November 25, 2017

Heading out

I was hoping to paddle, but one of Papa Joe’s hikes fit better into my schedule, so I hooked up with Bill for the Mount Pisgah hike.

Mount Pisgah is an 83-acre conservation area in the towns of Berlin and Northborough. The property includes four pieces of conservation land. The two central properties are managed by the Conservation Commissions in Berlin and Northborough. To the south is a Mass Dept. of Fish & Game property, and to the north is privately owned land (formerly the Devine farm) under a conservation easement.

Checking the map

We entered at the (31) Smith Road parking lot in Northborough (although there is also a parking lot on Linden Street in Berlin) for a 5.5-mile loop. The loop took us south to the South Terrace Overlook, then north over Mount Pisgah to the North Terrace Overlook before returning. While there are no views from the summit of Mount Pisgah itself, there are great easterly views from two overlooks at the North and South Terraces along the ridge.

Another good hike, and we were home by noon.  I do like the early morning start.

The crew  Erik, Brian, Darren, Bill and Conrad

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Trail Map from the Sudbury Valley Trustees