Mount Pisgah (Massachusetts)

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Mount Pisgah
Triangulation station at summit
Elevation	715 feet (218 m)
Location	Northborough, MA, USA
Range	n/a
Coordinates	42°21′36″N, 71°39′42″W
Topo map	USGS Marlborough
First ascent	unknown
Easiest route	Summit Trail via Mentzer Trail

Mount Pisgah is the highest point in Northborough, Massachusetts.

Features of the land include:

Hardwood forest on former farmland
Two scenic vistas to the east and Boston, MA skyscrapers visible on a clear day
Connection to trails in Berlin, MA
92 Acres of land owned by MassWildLife

[edit] Trails

The summit is marked at the intersection of the Summit Trail and the Tyler Trail. Look for the cairn, the marker is to the right.

In June 2005 under a stewardship agreement with MassWildLife, the Northborough Trails committee took over maintenance of about three miles of recently developed trails on the MassWildLife property located on the south end of Mt. Pisgah. The Fisher Trail and a small portion of the Vernal Pool Trail are on private property, and those land owners have agreed to allow the publics continued use of those trails, publication on a new map, and maintenance of the trails.

In June 2006 a new map of the Mt. Pisgah conservation area was completed by the Sudbury Valley Trustees after nearly a years worth of work between the two organizations. The map shows all the trails open to the public’s use from the MassWildLife land on the south side of Mt. Pisgah to Linden Street in Berlin on the north side. See the External Links for the map.^[1]

[edit] Directions

From Northborough, MA: Take Church Street at Mobile Station. Turn right onto Howard Street after the church on the hill. Bear left onto Green Street and continue to the top of Ball Hill. Turn right onto Smith Road. Conservation sign on right designates parking area for trails. About four miles from center of town