Massachusetts trails · Mahican Mohawk Trail
Mahican Mohawk Trail
A 16.2-mile network in Massachusetts, with 1,854 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 first third: 46% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 5.4. It gives back about 1,904 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. About 51 min drive (23 mi, 3 of them unpaved) from Pittsfield. 42.64100, -73.03359 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:35 a.m., the sun rises at 7:03 a.m. and sets at 6:11 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:40 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 08 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 16.2-mile route takes roughly 6 h 55 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:58 p.m. — 4 h 13 min before sunset.
Loop options
- BOG POND TRAIL + Mahican Mohawk Trail — 1.1 mi loop, 74 ft gain
- Mahican Mohawk Trail + MAHICAN MOHAWK TRAIL — 3.5 mi loop, 820 ft gain
- Mahican Mohawk Trail + MAHICAN MOHAWK TRAIL — 3.5 mi loop, 820 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Appalachian Trail/Long Trail — 6.6 mi
- Notchview — 9.8 mi
- Taconic Trail — 13.2 mi
- Appalachian Trail — 13.2 mi