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=Resources={{Outdated}}[[WOCCategory:Guides]] has good info [[Category:Activity]]This is a guide to some nearby hikes, with notes on any of these hikes duration, difficulty, views, and you can likely find a group hike or PE trip other things that will take came to mind. Please contribute details to routes you there. They also publish a trail guide know, and map for add any hikes not on the Northern Berkshireslist already. Browse their Enjoy the [[http://wso.williams.edu/orgs/woc/ websiteMountains]].!

=Hikes= Bellows Pipe Trail ==Here are some nearby This is one of president Adam Falk's favorite hikes. ! It's just is also the hike used for the once-a list -semester super sunrise hikes that came leave at 3am and go up to my head. If you know the top of others, add to the list, and feel free to fill in some details (duration, difficulty, views, etc.)Mount Greylock.

The Dome is that big mountain you see behind Mission if you're standing on Mission Hill. The hike primarily follows woods roads in various states of no longer being used. There is one particularly confusing spot. The trail emerges from the woods on an old woods road to an intersection with a much more recently used dirt road. Straight ahead, the trail seems to continue past an old rusted pickup truck hulk. In fact, you should turn to the right and follow the old woods road that leaves the more used one. Soon you'll see blazes directing you onward. Near the top, the trail leaves these the woods roads and becomes a rough trail through the woods. This hike is not often done, and the condition of the trail is a testament to this. The view from the top is, unfortunately, quite limited, but there are little pieces of views here and there. What you do get for your exertions is a beautiful sunny outcropping surrounded by evergreens. Since it is little-traveled, solitude is most likely to be found.

To reach the trailhead, follow Route 7 North from campus over the Hoosic River. Turn at the second right onto Sand Springs Road. Take the first left. This is a weird intersection. Three roads branch off from it, all headed north of the road you're on, which officially becomes Bridges Road here. Anyway, you want the middle of the three branches. (Both the leftmost and the middle ones seem to be named Sand Springs Road.) When you come to a T intersection, turn left onto White Oaks Road, and follow this past Brook Road (on your left), across the Vermont border (there's a little marker and the road surface changes). Continue until you reach a parking area (probably beat up and littered) on the right just before you cross a stream. If you come to a sharp turn to the left, you've gone too far. The trail starts here and heads out to the right of the road, through a field, and onto a woods road. ===Maps=== <div style="float: left;"><googlemap version="0.9" lat="42.744239" lon="-73.188515" type="terrain" width="225" selector="no" scale="yes" controls="none"></googlemap></div> <div style="float: left; margin-left: 10px;"><googlemap version="0.9" lat="42.729992" lon="-73.195381" zoom="13" width="225" selector="no" controls="small">42.746508, -73.1871416#B2758BC542.713723, -73.20928642.717129, -73.20808442.720155, -73.20928642.724191, -73.20465142.730496, -73.20465142.735413, -73.20653942.734027, -73.20138942.734027, -73.19812842.735287, -73.19675442.737053, -73.19280642.7397, -73.19126142.743104, -73.18765642.746508, -73.187656</googlemap></div><div style="clear: both;"> </div>

From the trailhead, the trail goes through the woods, gradually climbing and crossing numerous old logging roads. Be careful to pay attention to the trail, as it is easy to follow one of these accidentally instead of the trail. In one particular spot, the trail is head headed uphill and turns right suddenly, though there is a an old logging road straight ahead. It also passes right behind a house in the Pine Cobble Development. At somewhere near half a mile in, the ground levels off (here, you're at the old shore of Lake Bascom). Around three quarters of a mile in, the trail reaches the end of the level ground and turns to the left, with an intriguing ravine opening to the right. At 0.8 miles is an intersection with the Class of '98 Trail, which leads to the Chestnut Trail in turn. The Pine Cobble Trail continues straight at the intersection, and soon turns right, heading up a steeper rockier section. After looping around to the left again, all the while ascending, the trail eventually reaches an intriguing three-trunked tree (oak?) in the middle of the trail. Between the three trunks is a hollow which is always full of water (or ice). From here, the trail goes a short distance further and turns right, heading up an abrupt steep section to the top of the ridge at one 1.5 miles. Here, there is an intersection. The trail to the left leads another half mile to an intersection with the Appalachian Trail. To the right is the trail(s) to the summit. Walking along the ridge on this trail, there are two good views. To the right is a small outcropping where you can see the Purple Valley with the Taconic Range beyond. Most of campus is visible from here. Farther along is the summit. Down to the left, there is a large cliff/rock outcropping area with wide views to the east towards North Adams and the Hoosic Valley. The Greylock Range is in view to the right (south). Beyond North Adams is the ridge that Route 2 climbs. If you hike up before sunrise on a clear enough day, you can see headlights coming over the ridge and down.

== The Snow Hole ==

The trailhead for the RRR Brooks Trail starts on Bee Hill Road. Follow Route 7 south from campus. Bee Hill Road is a dirt road which bears off Route 7 to the right, headed uphill. The trailhead is about a ways quarter mile up the road right after crossing a small bridge and has no parking, just a small sign. There is a small parking area about a half mile farther up the road at on the top of Sheep Hill right for the Fitch Trail (and others?)Running Pines trails.