Trail Mix
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"Trail Mix" is a hiking column written by Alan Cordova '06 for the Williams Record. Some recommendations from the author:
Hikes for "non-hikers": Lower Linear Park Loop, Four Walks and The Cascades.
Non-hikes: (biking) North by Northeast, R.A.M.G.O.D. (Ride Around Mount Greylock in One Day) and Two Rides; (rafting) The Hoosic River; (skiing) Jiminy Peak.
Route 7 and Route 2 divide the area around Williamstown into four quadrants.
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[edit] North
These hikes are north of campus, east of Route 7, in the southern extent of the Green Mountains. They are organized roughly north to south by their trailheads.
[edit] The Dome
- Roundtrip Length: 5 miles
- Vertical gain: Approximately 1,700 feet
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Roundtrip Hiking Time: Approximately 3 hours
- Trailhead (3.5 miles)
[edit] Broad Brook and Part II
[edit] Lower Broad Brook
- Roundtrip Distance: 2.2 miles
- Roundtrip Hiking Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
- Vertical Gain: 178 feet
- Difficulty: Easy
[edit] Upper Broad Brook
- Roundtrip Length: 5.2 Miles
- Roundtrip Hiking Time: 3 hours
- Vertical Gain: 945 feet
- Difficulty: Difficult
[edit] North by Northeast
- Length: 21 miles
- Difficulty: Difficult
- Total Vertical Rise: 2,100 feet
- Roundtrip Biking Time: 5 hours
[edit] Pine Cobble
- Roundtrip Length: 3.2 miles
- Vertical gain: Approximately 1,200 feet
- Difficulty: Medium
- Roundtrip Hiking Time: Approximately 2 hours
- Trailhead within Walking Distance of Campus
[edit] AT to Pine Cobble
- One-Way Length: 3.2 miles
- Difficulty: Medium
- Vertical Rise: 1,420 feet
- Hiking Time: 2 hours
[edit] The Hoosic River from Ashton Avenue to the Williamstown Waste Transfer Station
- Distance: 3.9 miles
- Difficulty: Easy
[edit] Lower Linear Park Loop
- Length: 1.5 miles
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Roundtrip Hiking Time: 45 minutes
[edit] Two Rides
[edit] South
These hikes are south of Route 2. They are organized west to east by their trailheads.
[edit] Berlin Pass
[edit] Lower Loop
- Roundtrip Length: 1.6 miles
- Difficulty: Hard
- Vertical Rise: 650 feet
- Roundtrip Hiking Time: 1.5 hours
[edit] Stone Hill
- Roundtrip Length: 0.7-4.0 miles
- Difficulty: Easy
- Roundtrip Hiking Time: 30 minutes – 120 minutes
- Trailhead within Walking Distance of Campus
[edit] Jiminy Peak
[edit] East
Primarily in and around Mt. Greylock, organized north to south by trailhead.
[edit] The Cascades
- Roundtrip Distance: 1 Mile
- Vertical: 300 feet
- Difficulty: Easy
- Trailhead within Biking Distance
[edit] AT to Mount Prospect
- Roundtrip distance: 5 miles
- Vertical: 1520 feet
- Trailhead within biking distance
[edit] Hopper Trail to Stony Ledge
- Roundtrip Length: 6.8 miles
- Difficulty: Medium
- Vertical Rise: 1,358 feet
- Roundtrip Hiking Time: 3 hours
[edit] Greylock Summit Loop
- Length: 3.8 miles
- Difficulty: Easy
- Vertical Rise: 1,100 feet
- Roundtrip Hiking Time: 2 hours
[edit] R.A.M.G.O.D. (Ride Around Mount Greylock in One Day)
- Distance: 33 miles
- Time: 4 hours for a leisurely ride
[edit] West
North of Route 2 and west of Route 7, these are all in and around Hopkins Forest.
[edit] Triple Point Trail
[edit] Hopkins Forest Tour
- Length: 7.2 miles
- Difficulty: Medium
- Vertical Rise: 1,500 feet
- Roundtrip Hiking Time: 4 hours
[edit] Snowshoe Hot Spots
[edit] Northwest Hill Road
- Length (from campus): 4 miles
- Vertical Gain: 430 feet
- Difficulty: Easy
- Hiking time: 2 hours
[edit] Hopkins Forest
[edit] Lower Loop
- Roundtrip Length: 1.6 miles
- Difficulty: Easy
- Vertical Rise: 250 feet
- Roundtrip Hiking Time: 1 hour
[edit] Both Loops
- Roundtrip Length: 4.1 miles
- Difficulty: Easy
- Vertical Rise: 530 feet
- Roundtrip Hiking Time: 2 hours
- Trailhead within Walking Distance of Campus
[edit] Petersburg Road
| 1 | Type | Distance | Time | Difficulty | Vertical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Road | 4.6 miles | 1 hour | Easy | 532 feet |
| 3 | Road and Trail | 7 miles | 3 hours | Medium-Difficult | 827 feet |
