Massachusetts trails · Mahican Mohawk Trail
Mahican Mohawk Trail
A 16.2-mile out-and-back in Massachusetts, with 1,856 ft of climbing. Reaches Clark Mountain and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information).
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 7.9 and mile 15.7. It gives back about 3,329 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Clark Mountain (summit)
- Spruce Hill (summit)
- Bog Pond (lake)
- South Pond (lake)
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Getting there
BOG POND TRAIL access — parking nearby. 42.64100, -73.03359 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:46 a.m., the sun rises at 6:15 a.m. and sets at 7:28 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:57 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 13 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 32.3-mile round trip works out to roughly 13 h 50 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- BOG POND TRAIL + Mahican Mohawk Trail — 1.1 mi loop, 74 ft gain
- Mahican Mohawk Trail + South Pond Loop — 2.7 mi loop, 313 ft gain
- Mahican Mohawk Trail + MAHICAN MOHAWK TRAIL — 3.5 mi loop, 819 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Bruiser's Pass Snowmobile Trail — 4.4 mi
- Appalachian Trail/Long Trail — 6.6 mi
- Notchview — 9.8 mi
- Appalachian Trail — 13.2 mi