Mt. Everett in Western Mass.

TRIP DATE:      5-28-2015                               

TRIP LOCATION:          Mt. Everett, MA  (Berkshires)        

MEETING TIME:          8:30 am          

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):   3       

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       5.5 hrs.

LENGTH IN MILES:      7.3 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    1,900 ft.

DIFFICULTY:     B                              (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)

LEADER NAME(S):       Anne Duggan

CO-LEADER NAME(S):     Peggy Qviklund

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Jug End Rd (roadside) and Race Brook Falls Trailhead parking (pullout off the road)

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:    Yes                    TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:  15 min.

WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  No    

PLEASE BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

Race Brook Falls Trail to A.T. then over Mt. Everett.  Continued on AT down to Jug End Rd.  Trails mostly dry with some damp rocks and roots.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Dry, humid, and warm with temps in 80s

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)   No problems.  Trail as expected.