Sages Ravine Falls
Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- Access status
- Guidebook route on the Appalachian Trail; exact cascade not confirmed
- The walk
- About 1.7 miles one way (guidebook figure)
- Ground & access
- Old road, then a footpath and the Appalachian Trail. Up about 300 feet and down about 100 feet each way, per the guidebook.
From the small parking area, walk east on the old fire road called Northwest Rd. Just before the AMC Northwest Cabin, about 0.3 mile, turn left on the unmarked path for about 0.7 mile to the Appalachian Trail. Turn left and go north on the white-blazed Appalachian Trail into Sages Ravine, where small falls and cascades line the trail. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
AMC Northwest Cabin parking on Mount Washington Road to the Appalachian Trail through Sages Ravine
New England Waterfalls gives the trail length as 1.7 miles one-way to the falls along the Appalachian Trail in the ravine. Which cascade this listing is was not confirmed.
Old road, then a footpath and the Appalachian Trail. Up about 300 feet and down about 100 feet each way, per the guidebook.
Where to start
Small parking area on the left side of Mount Washington Road (East Street), about 2.8 miles south of the Mt. Washington State Forest headquarters, signed for AMC Northwest Cabin parking. It holds about six cars. The last miles are dirt road.
Timing & water
The guidebook suggests May to November. The source is several years old; current trail and road conditions unverified.
Before you go
The guidebook listed the visit as free as of 2016. No reservation is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
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