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This is a guide to some nearby hikes, with notes on duration, difficulty, views, and other things that came to mind. Please contribute details to routes you know, and add any hikes not on the list already. Enjoy the [[Mountains]]!
== Bellows Pipe Trail ==
== The Dome ==
===Trail Description===
===Getting There (Petersburg Pass)===
From campus, follow Route 2 West. Parking is on the right at the crest of Route 2 at [[Petersburg Pass]]. The Taconic Trail north trailhead is directly across the road from the parking area.
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===Trail Description from Hopkins Forest===
== Mt. Greylock ==
Mt. Greylock is the tallest mountain in Massachusetts at 3491 ft. (1064 m) above sea level. Its peak boasts beautiful views which on exceedingly clear days can include the Taconic Range to the west, the Green Mountains to the north, Mt. Monadanock to the Northeast, and up to eighty miles of the beautiful rolling topography of Massachusetts to the east. It has been said that fifty years ago, before the atmosphere got as polluted over the Northeast as it is today, you could see the outline of the Boston skyline with binoculars on a clear day. Several towns surround Mt. Gretlock including North Adams, Williamstown, Adams, New Ashford, Lanesborough, and Cheshire, providing numerous approach possibilities. For more information on the various options and to find out how to get there, check out the Massachusetts DCR's [http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/mtGreylock/ page about Mt. Greylock].
==Other Resources==
[http://wsowoc.williams.edu/wiki/index.php/Williams_Outing_Club WOC] has good info on any of these hikes and you can likely find a group hike or PE trip that will take you there. They also publish a trail guide and map for the Northern Berkshires. Browse their [http://wsowoc.williams.edu/orgs/woc/ website], woc.williams.edu. Also, check out the [[Trail Mix]] series published in the [http://www.williamsrecord.com Williams Record] in 2003-2004.
