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Hikes for ‘non-hikers’: [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5069 Lower Linear Park Loop], [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5315 Four Walks] and [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5511 The Cascades].
Non-hikes: (biking)
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=4931 North by Northeast], [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5388 R.A.M.G.O.D.] (Ride Around Mount Greylock in One Day) and [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5397 Two Rides]; (rafting) [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5581 The Hoosic River]; (skiing) [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5120 Jiminy Peak].
Route 7 and Route 2 divide the area around Williamstown into four quadrants.
== 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.
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=4688 The Dome]
* Roundtrip Length: 5 miles
* Vertical gain: Approximately 1,700 feet
* Difficulty: Difficult
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: Approximately 3 hours
* Trailhead (3.5 miles)
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5620 Broad Brook] and [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5659 Part II]
LOWER BROAD BROOK
* Roundtrip Distance: 2.2 miles
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
* Vertical Gain: 178 feet
* Difficulty: Easy
UPPER BROAD BROOK
* Roundtrip Distance: 5.2 Miles
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 3 hours
* Vertical Gain: 945 feet
* Difficulty: Difficult
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=4931 North by Northeast]
Length: 21 miles
Difficulty: Difficult
Total Vertical Rise: 2,100 feet
Roundtrip Biking Time: 5 hours
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=4640 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
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5031 AT to Pine Cobble]
* Length: 3.2 miles
* Difficulty: Medium
* Vertical Rise: 1,420 feet
* Hiking Time: 2 hours
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5581 The Hoosic River] from Ashton Avenue to the Williamstown Waste Transfer Station
* Distance: 3.9 miles
* Difficulty: Easy
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5069 Lower Linear Park Loop]
* Length: 1.5 miles
* Difficulty: Very Easy
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 45 minutes
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5397 Two Rides]
== South ==
These hikes are south of Route 2. They are organized west to east by their trailheads.
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=4804 Berlin Pass]
Lower Loop:
* Roundtrip Length: 1.6 miles
* Difficulty: Hard
* Vertical Rise: 650 feet
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 1.5 hours
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=4729 Stone Hill]
* Roundtrip Length: 0.7-4.0 miles
* Difficulty: Easy
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 30 minutes – 120 minutes
* Trailhead within Walking Distance of Campus
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5120 Jiminy Peak]
== East ==
Primarily in and around Mt. Greylock, organized north to south by trailhead.
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5511 The Cascades]
* Roundtrip Distance: 1 Mile
* Vertical: 300 feet
* Difficulty: Easy
* Trailhead within Biking Distance
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5482 AT to Mount Prospect]
* Roundtrip distance: 5 miles
* Vertical: 1520 feet
* Trailhead within biking distance
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=4859 Hopper Trail to Stony Ledge]
* Roundtrip Length: 6.8 miles
* Difficulty: Medium
* Vertical Rise: 1,358 feet
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 3 hours
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=4887 Greylock Summit Loop]
* Length: 3.8 miles
* Difficulty: Easy
* Vertical Rise: 1,100 feet
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 2 hours
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5388 R.A.M.G.O.D.] (Ride Around Mount Greylock in One Day)
* Distance: 33 miles
* Time: 4 hours for a leisurely ride
== West ==
North of Route 2 and west of Route 7, these are all in and around Hopkins Forest.
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5684 Triple Point Trail]
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5002 Hopkins Forest Tour]
* Length: 7.2 miles
* Difficulty: Medium
* Vertical Rise: 1,500 feet
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 4 hours
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5160 Snowshoe Hot Spots]
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5212 Northwest Hill Road]
* Length (from campus): 4 miles
* Vertical Gain: 430 feet
* Difficulty: Easy
* Hiking time: 2 hours
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=4778 Hopkins Forest]
Lower Loop:
* Roundtrip Length: 1.6 miles
* Difficulty: Easy
* Vertical Rise: 250 feet
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 1 hour
Both Loops:
* Roundtrip Length: 4.1 miles
* Difficulty: Easy
* Vertical Rise: 530 feet
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 2 hours
* Trailhead within Walking Distance of Campus
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5247 Petersburg Road]
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
|- Type !! Distance !! Time !! Difficulty !! Vertical
|-
! 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
|}
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5315 Four Walks]
Hikes for ‘non-hikers’: [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5069 Lower Linear Park Loop], [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5315 Four Walks] and [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5511 The Cascades].
Non-hikes: (biking)
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=4931 North by Northeast], [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5388 R.A.M.G.O.D.] (Ride Around Mount Greylock in One Day) and [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5397 Two Rides]; (rafting) [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5581 The Hoosic River]; (skiing) [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5120 Jiminy Peak].
Route 7 and Route 2 divide the area around Williamstown into four quadrants.
== 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.
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=4688 The Dome]
* Roundtrip Length: 5 miles
* Vertical gain: Approximately 1,700 feet
* Difficulty: Difficult
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: Approximately 3 hours
* Trailhead (3.5 miles)
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5620 Broad Brook] and [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5659 Part II]
LOWER BROAD BROOK
* Roundtrip Distance: 2.2 miles
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
* Vertical Gain: 178 feet
* Difficulty: Easy
UPPER BROAD BROOK
* Roundtrip Distance: 5.2 Miles
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 3 hours
* Vertical Gain: 945 feet
* Difficulty: Difficult
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=4931 North by Northeast]
Length: 21 miles
Difficulty: Difficult
Total Vertical Rise: 2,100 feet
Roundtrip Biking Time: 5 hours
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=4640 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
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5031 AT to Pine Cobble]
* Length: 3.2 miles
* Difficulty: Medium
* Vertical Rise: 1,420 feet
* Hiking Time: 2 hours
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5581 The Hoosic River] from Ashton Avenue to the Williamstown Waste Transfer Station
* Distance: 3.9 miles
* Difficulty: Easy
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5069 Lower Linear Park Loop]
* Length: 1.5 miles
* Difficulty: Very Easy
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 45 minutes
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5397 Two Rides]
== South ==
These hikes are south of Route 2. They are organized west to east by their trailheads.
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=4804 Berlin Pass]
Lower Loop:
* Roundtrip Length: 1.6 miles
* Difficulty: Hard
* Vertical Rise: 650 feet
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 1.5 hours
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=4729 Stone Hill]
* Roundtrip Length: 0.7-4.0 miles
* Difficulty: Easy
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 30 minutes – 120 minutes
* Trailhead within Walking Distance of Campus
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5120 Jiminy Peak]
== East ==
Primarily in and around Mt. Greylock, organized north to south by trailhead.
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5511 The Cascades]
* Roundtrip Distance: 1 Mile
* Vertical: 300 feet
* Difficulty: Easy
* Trailhead within Biking Distance
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5482 AT to Mount Prospect]
* Roundtrip distance: 5 miles
* Vertical: 1520 feet
* Trailhead within biking distance
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=4859 Hopper Trail to Stony Ledge]
* Roundtrip Length: 6.8 miles
* Difficulty: Medium
* Vertical Rise: 1,358 feet
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 3 hours
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=4887 Greylock Summit Loop]
* Length: 3.8 miles
* Difficulty: Easy
* Vertical Rise: 1,100 feet
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 2 hours
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5388 R.A.M.G.O.D.] (Ride Around Mount Greylock in One Day)
* Distance: 33 miles
* Time: 4 hours for a leisurely ride
== West ==
North of Route 2 and west of Route 7, these are all in and around Hopkins Forest.
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5684 Triple Point Trail]
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5002 Hopkins Forest Tour]
* Length: 7.2 miles
* Difficulty: Medium
* Vertical Rise: 1,500 feet
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 4 hours
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5160 Snowshoe Hot Spots]
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5212 Northwest Hill Road]
* Length (from campus): 4 miles
* Vertical Gain: 430 feet
* Difficulty: Easy
* Hiking time: 2 hours
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=4778 Hopkins Forest]
Lower Loop:
* Roundtrip Length: 1.6 miles
* Difficulty: Easy
* Vertical Rise: 250 feet
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 1 hour
Both Loops:
* Roundtrip Length: 4.1 miles
* Difficulty: Easy
* Vertical Rise: 530 feet
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 2 hours
* Trailhead within Walking Distance of Campus
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5247 Petersburg Road]
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
|- Type !! Distance !! Time !! Difficulty !! Vertical
|-
! 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
|}
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=features&id=5315 Four Walks]