Home States Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New York Vermont View All Lists Belknap Range NE 4,000 Footers NH 4,000 Footers Ossipee 10 Explanation of Ratings Links Search Trip Log About	Mt. Institute Charlemont, MA and Hawley, MA Trailheads, measurements, times, distances, and maps are all approximate and relative to the hike(s) as shown below. The trail down Horace's Grove Initially, my plan was to hike Negus Mountain shortly after lunch. Work interfered and by the time I was able to start hiking, I only had an hour or so of sunlight left. The extreme cold weather over the past few days had frozen up the Mohawk trail, making it easier to hike in some respects (no mud) but more difficult in other respects (more ice from frozen run off). Nonetheless, it was a nice, brisk, sunny hike. Hike Ratings Getting To Trailhead: Easy Destination: Mt. Institute Length: Moderate Steepness: Difficult Navigation: Easy Views: Excellent Crowds: Moderate Hike Stats Date Hiked: Sunday, January 21, 2007 Hike Commenced: 3:40 PM Parking Elevation: 587' Destination: Mt. Institute Ascent Commenced: 3:41 PM Summit Reached: 4:08 PM Trailhead Elevation: 590' Summit Elevation: 1,538' Vertical Gain: 948' Hike Ended: 4:36 PM Hike Vertical Gain: 965' Looking up the Mohawk ski trail Looking northwest from near the Mt. Institute summit Directions to trailhead: Take South River Road east from Route 8A, then take a right onto Thunder Mountain Road. Park in the large parking lot. Back to Mt. Institute Profile
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