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-Mapped by Ed Wheeler
Trail Facts
- Distance: 7.1
Waypoints
WAS001
Location: 42.1069374084473, -73.4359664916992
From picnic area, follow the Appalachian Trail as it climbs SE
WAS002
Location: 42.106201171875, -73.4348373413086
Cross Mt. Everett Rd., then continue ascent SE
WAS003
Location: 42.1028633117676, -73.4314193725586
Keep L (S) @ Y
WAS004
Location: 42.1013031005859, -73.4314117431641
Trail loops to the NW for final climb to Everett’s summit. Caution: Steep, rocky trail turns slick in wet weather
WAS005
Location: 42.1019973754883, -73.4325180053711
Mt. Everett (2,608 ft.): Gaze at panoramas of MA, NY, and CT from this glacier-carved summit. Bear Mtn. (CT’s highest summit) rises to the S. Next, head S through stunted pitch pines and scrub oak for trek to Mt. Race
WAS006
Location: 42.0982780456543, -73.4322967529297
AT briefly snakes to the W, then continues descent S
WAS007
Location: 42.0942802429199, -73.4343795776367
Head SW for short traverse across saddle connecting Everett and Race
WAS008
Location: 42.0926284790039, -73.4370269775391
Straight @ 3-way with Race Brook Falls Trail (this 2-mi. trail descends to Salisbury Rd., passing 5 waterfalls and a campsite)
WAS009
Location: 42.0913467407227, -73.4376449584961
Prepare legs for second summit climb
WAS010
Location: 42.0863990783691, -73.435417175293
Keep climbing, you’re halfway up Mt. Race’s ridge
WAS011
Location: 42.0823020935059, -73.4320068359375
Mt. Race (2,300 ft.): Open rock ledges offer bird’s eye views into the Housatonic Valley; retrace route