Sages Ravine Falls
Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- Access status
- Appalachian Trail hike to a series of small falls; exact mapped drop not confirmed
- The walk
- About 1.0 to 1.6 miles one way, depending on which drop you stop at
- Ground & access
- Easy side of moderate. About 300 feet up and 100 feet down. The connector trail is unmarked.
Sages Ravine Brook runs through a ravine on the Appalachian Trail near the Massachusetts and Connecticut line, with a series of small falls and cascades. The tallest is a 10-foot horsetail seen from the trail. From the small parking area, walk east on the old fire road called Northwest Road. Just before the AMC Northwest Cabin, after 0.3 mile, turn left onto an unmarked but obvious trail for 0.7 mile to the Appalachian Trail. Turn left and go north on the white-blazed trail into the ravine. It is not confirmed which single drop the mapped point marks.
Plan your visit
AMC Northwest Cabin parking on East Street (Mount Washington Road) via Northwest Road and the Appalachian Trail north into Sages Ravine
New England Waterfalls gives 0.3 mile on Northwest Road and 0.7 mile more to the Appalachian Trail junction, with falls and cascades from there to the brook crossing about 1.6 miles from parking. It lists the upper falls hike as 1.7 miles one way.
Easy side of moderate. About 300 feet up and 100 feet down. The connector trail is unmarked.
Where to start
Small parking area on the left of Mount Washington Road (East Street) for about six cars, 2.8 miles south of the Mount Washington State Forest headquarters, with a small sign for AMC Northwest Cabin Parking. The last few miles are dirt road.
Timing & water
Suggested May to November. The source says road access to the trailhead is open year-round from the north but seasonal from the south.
Before you go
New England Waterfalls listed the visit as free as of 2016. Current fees were not confirmed.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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