Upper Donkey Punch
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 441 ft
- climb
- Mixed
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
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Upper Donkey Punch is a mountain biking route in western Massachusetts, about 0.7 miles from the town of West Pelham. It is a short, out-and-back ride of roughly 0.9 miles, with a high point of about 678 feet and a low of about 444 feet. The climb is rated hard, and the steepest part comes around 0.38 miles from the start at a grade of about 22%. The most comfortable months for riding are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Leverett put May highs around 70°F and September highs around 74°F, while July peaks near 83°F. That station sits several hundred feet lower than the route's high point, so temperatures on the higher ground run cooler. Lower Donkey Punch is about half a mile away, and Poverty Ridge Run and Down Deep are both within a mile. Paddlers can find the Fort River canoe route about 1.8 miles off.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Upper Donkey Punch
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
30° / 12°
Feb
35° / 12°
Mar
45° / 23°
Apr
58° / 34°
May
70° / 45°
Jun
79° / 55°
Jul
83° / 61°
Aug
82° / 59°
Sep
74° / 50°
Oct
60° / 39°
Nov
48° / 29°
Dec
37° / 20°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Leverett #2, MA, 5.1 mi away at 315 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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