Appalachian Trail: Jug End Road to MA 23
Exposed ledges, a glacial cleft, summit climbs, and a talus-strewn ravine highlight this 12.5-miler in the Berkshires and Taconic Mountains.
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Shelters: Tom Leonard Lean-to; sleeps 10.



Trail Facts
- Distance: 20.0
Waypoints
WPT017
Location: 42.1535148620606, -73.3643035888672
US 7; Sheffield and Great Barrington, MA
WPT007
Location: 42.1742172241211, -73.2941131591797
Lake Buel Rd.
WPT008
Location: 42.1760673522949, -73.2919158935547
Gravel road
WPT003
Location: 42.1544342041016, -73.3255996704102
Unmarked ATV trail
WPT006
Location: 42.167049407959, -73.3039321899414
Cliffs reveal views into Ice Gulch, a talus-strewn ravine
WPT019
Location: 42.1442489624023, -73.3530502319336
Reach intersection of Kellog Rd. and Oardman St.
WPT013
Location: 42.1539497375488, -73.3747329711914
West Sheffield Road
WPT016
Location: 42.1462516784668, -73.3838806152344
Cross West Sheffield Rd.
WPT012
Location: 42.1467819213867, -73.3859329223633
South Egremont Rd. and Shay’s Rebellion Monument
ZZZ010
Location: 42.1446495056152, -73.4316635131836
Jug End Rd.; head E for .1 mi. to water
WPT011
Location: 42.1462173461914, -73.4165496826172
MA 41 (1.2 mi. W to South Egremont, MA)
WPT001
Location: 42.1542816162109, -73.3414306640625
Homes Rd.
ZZZ010
Location: 42.1839485168457, -73.2906341552734
MA 23 (4.3 mi. E to Monterey, MA)
WPT002
Location: 42.155101776123, -73.3312835693359
Bad weather bypass trail (can avoid exposed sections of the AT on this trail)
WPT004
Location: 42.1656341552734, -73.3199844360352
Blue-blazed bad-weather trail (bypasses some exposed and slick terrain)
WPT018
Location: 42.144401550293, -73.3605499267578
Cross Housatonic via Kellogg Rd.
WPT005
Location: 42.1648330688477, -73.3060302734375
Tom Leonard Shelter
DSCF6502
Location: 42.1526679992676, -73.3693695068359
DSCF6517
Location: 42.1658515930176, -73.3049163818359
DSCF6399
Location: 42.1456184387207, -73.4196472167969