Running

There are lots of great places to run nearby, and you don't have to be on the cross country or ski team to enjoy them. Here is a good mix of both tried-and-true runs and lesser-known runs.

Ide

Clockwise: Run down Water Street for about a mile and a half until you see Ide on the right side of the road. Go up the hill and follow the road until it intersects another road in a T at the bottom of the hill; turn right and go past the edge of the golf course, until it takes you past the Clark and finally to the traffic circle to find you back at campus.

Counter-clockwise: Go to the traffic circle and turn left, towards Garfield and the Clark. Follow this road until you see Ide going up a steep hill on your left, and then when you intersect Rt. 43 at the bottom of a hill in a T, turn left and end up on Water Street.

Distance: 3 miles

Gale

Clockwise: Run down Water Street for about a mile and a half until you see Gale on the right side of the road, about 100 meters after Ide. Go up the hill and follow the road past the edge of the golf course, until it takes you past the Clark and finally to the traffic circle to find you back at campus.

Counter-clockwise: Go to the traffic circle and turn left, towards Garfield and the Clark. Follow this road past the golf course, up a hill and down the other side, and then when you intersect Rt. 43 in a T, turn left and end up on Water Street.

Distance: 3.2 miles

Blair

"Forwards": Run down Water Street and continue for about two miles until you see Blair Road on your left. Blair is paved for about 100 meters, then turns into dirt and goes up three hills in a row, culminating in a gorgeous view across fields to the beautiful mountains and the little college in the valley. Then it's all downhill. When you meet Rt. 2 in a T, turn left, which will bring you right back to campus.

"Backwards": Run along Rt. 2 towards North Adams for a little less than a mile, until you see a road going up to your right, just before the Orchards restaurant. Follow this up, up, up a long hill until the pavement ends and it flattens out. At the top of a gradual hill, look to your right and see the amazing view described above. Then go down three hills, turn right when you hit Rt. 43 in a T, and end up at the top of Water Street.

Distance: 5.6 miles