Mount Pisgah (Massachusetts)
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Mount Pisgah is the highest point in Northborough, Massachusetts
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Features of the land include:
, 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 (5 km) 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 public's continued use of those trails, publication on a new map, and maintenance of the trails. All motorized vehicles, including ATVs, are prohibited from MassWildlife property.
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.
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
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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 of land owned by MassWildlife
Trails
The summit is marked at the intersection of the Summit Trail and the Tyler Trail. Look for the cairnCairn
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, 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 (5 km) 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 public's continued use of those trails, publication on a new map, and maintenance of the trails. All motorized vehicles, including ATVs, are prohibited from MassWildlife property.
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.