Difference between revisions of "Trail Mix"

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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.
 
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&section=features&id=4688 The Dome]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=4688 The Dome] ===
 
* Roundtrip Length: 5 miles
 
* Roundtrip Length: 5 miles
 
* Vertical gain: Approximately 1,700 feet
 
* Vertical gain: Approximately 1,700 feet
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* Trailhead  (3.5 miles)
 
* Trailhead  (3.5 miles)
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5620 Broad Brook] and [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5659 Part II]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5620 Broad Brook] and [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5659 Part II] ===
 
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==== Lower Broad Brook ====
LOWER BROAD BROOK
 
 
* Roundtrip Distance: 2.2 miles
 
* Roundtrip Distance: 2.2 miles
 
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
 
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
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* Difficulty: Easy
 
* Difficulty: Easy
  
UPPER BROAD BROOK
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==== Upper Broad Brook ====
* Roundtrip Distance: 5.2 Miles
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* Roundtrip Length: 5.2 Miles
 
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 3 hours
 
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 3 hours
 
* Vertical Gain: 945 feet
 
* Vertical Gain: 945 feet
 
* Difficulty: Difficult
 
* Difficulty: Difficult
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=4931 North by Northeast]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=4931 North by Northeast] ===
 
* Length: 21 miles
 
* Length: 21 miles
 
* Difficulty: Difficult
 
* Difficulty: Difficult
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* Roundtrip Biking Time: 5 hours
 
* Roundtrip Biking Time: 5 hours
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=4640 Pine Cobble]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=4640 Pine Cobble] ===
 
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* Roundtrip Length: 3.2 miles
Roundtrip Length: 3.2 miles
 
 
* Vertical gain: Approximately 1,200 feet
 
* Vertical gain: Approximately 1,200 feet
 
* Difficulty: Medium
 
* Difficulty: Medium
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* Trailhead within Walking Distance of Campus
 
* Trailhead within Walking Distance of Campus
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5031 AT to Pine Cobble]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5031 AT to Pine Cobble] ===
* Length: 3.2 miles
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* One-Way Length: 3.2 miles
 
* Difficulty: Medium
 
* Difficulty: Medium
 
* Vertical Rise: 1,420 feet
 
* Vertical Rise: 1,420 feet
 
* Hiking Time: 2 hours
 
* Hiking Time: 2 hours
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5581 The Hoosic River] from Ashton Avenue to the Williamstown Waste Transfer Station
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5581 The Hoosic River] from Ashton Avenue to the Williamstown Waste Transfer Station ===
 
* Distance: 3.9 miles
 
* Distance: 3.9 miles
 
* Difficulty: Easy
 
* Difficulty: Easy
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5069 Lower Linear Park Loop]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5069 Lower Linear Park Loop] ===
 
* Length: 1.5 miles
 
* Length: 1.5 miles
 
* Difficulty: Very Easy
 
* Difficulty: Very Easy
 
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 45 minutes
 
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 45 minutes
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5397 Two Rides]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5397 Two Rides] ===
  
 
== South ==
 
== South ==
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These hikes are south of Route 2.  They are organized west to east by their trailheads.
 
These hikes are south of Route 2.  They are organized west to east by their trailheads.
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=4804 Berlin Pass]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=4804 Berlin Pass] ===
Lower Loop:
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==== Lower Loop ====
 
* Roundtrip Length: 1.6 miles
 
* Roundtrip Length: 1.6 miles
 
* Difficulty: Hard
 
* Difficulty: Hard
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* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 1.5 hours
 
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 1.5 hours
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=4729 Stone Hill]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=4729 Stone Hill] ===
 
* Roundtrip Length: 0.7-4.0 miles
 
* Roundtrip Length: 0.7-4.0 miles
 
* Difficulty: Easy
 
* Difficulty: Easy
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* Trailhead within Walking Distance of Campus
 
* Trailhead within Walking Distance of Campus
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5120 Jiminy Peak]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5120 Jiminy Peak] ===
  
 
== East ==
 
== East ==
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Primarily in and around Mt. Greylock, organized north to south by trailhead.
 
Primarily in and around Mt. Greylock, organized north to south by trailhead.
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5511 The Cascades]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5511 The Cascades] ===
 
* Roundtrip Distance: 1 Mile
 
* Roundtrip Distance: 1 Mile
 
* Vertical: 300 feet
 
* Vertical: 300 feet
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* Trailhead within Biking Distance
 
* Trailhead within Biking Distance
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5482 AT to Mount Prospect]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5482 AT to Mount Prospect] ===
 
* Roundtrip distance: 5 miles
 
* Roundtrip distance: 5 miles
 
* Vertical: 1520 feet
 
* Vertical: 1520 feet
 
* Trailhead within biking distance
 
* Trailhead within biking distance
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=4859 Hopper Trail to Stony Ledge]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=4859 Hopper Trail to Stony Ledge] ===
 
* Roundtrip Length: 6.8 miles
 
* Roundtrip Length: 6.8 miles
 
* Difficulty: Medium
 
* Difficulty: Medium
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* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 3 hours
 
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 3 hours
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=4887 Greylock Summit Loop]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=4887 Greylock Summit Loop] ===
 
* Length: 3.8 miles
 
* Length: 3.8 miles
 
* Difficulty: Easy
 
* Difficulty: Easy
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* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 2 hours
 
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 2 hours
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5388 R.A.M.G.O.D.] (Ride Around Mount Greylock in One Day)
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5388 R.A.M.G.O.D.] (Ride Around Mount Greylock in One Day) ===
 
* Distance: 33 miles
 
* Distance: 33 miles
 
* Time: 4 hours for a leisurely ride
 
* Time: 4 hours for a leisurely ride
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North of Route 2 and west of Route 7, these are all in and around Hopkins Forest.
 
North of Route 2 and west of Route 7, these are all in and around Hopkins Forest.
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5684 Triple Point Trail]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5684 Triple Point Trail] ===
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5002 Hopkins Forest Tour]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5002 Hopkins Forest Tour] ===
 
* Length: 7.2 miles
 
* Length: 7.2 miles
 
* Difficulty: Medium
 
* Difficulty: Medium
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* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 4 hours
 
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 4 hours
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5160 Snowshoe Hot Spots]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5160 Snowshoe Hot Spots] ===
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5212 Northwest Hill Road]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5212 Northwest Hill Road] ===
 
* Length (from campus): 4 miles
 
* Length (from campus): 4 miles
 
* Vertical Gain: 430 feet
 
* Vertical Gain: 430 feet
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* Hiking time: 2 hours
 
* Hiking time: 2 hours
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=4778 Hopkins Forest]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=4778 Hopkins Forest] ===
Lower Loop:
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==== Lower Loop ====
 
* Roundtrip Length: 1.6 miles
 
* Roundtrip Length: 1.6 miles
 
* Difficulty: Easy
 
* Difficulty: Easy
 
* Vertical Rise: 250 feet
 
* Vertical Rise: 250 feet
 
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 1 hour
 
* Roundtrip Hiking Time: 1 hour
 
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==== Both Loops ====
Both Loops:
 
 
* Roundtrip Length: 4.1 miles
 
* Roundtrip Length: 4.1 miles
 
* Difficulty: Easy
 
* Difficulty: Easy
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* Trailhead within Walking Distance of Campus
 
* Trailhead within Walking Distance of Campus
  
[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5247 Petersburg Road]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5247 Petersburg Road] ===
  
 
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[http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5315 Four Walks]
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=== [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article&section=features&id=5315 Four Walks] ===

Revision as of 20:55, December 11, 2005

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.

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.

The Dome

  • Roundtrip Length: 5 miles
  • Vertical gain: Approximately 1,700 feet
  • Difficulty: Difficult
  • Roundtrip Hiking Time: Approximately 3 hours
  • Trailhead (3.5 miles)

Broad Brook and 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 Length: 5.2 Miles
  • Roundtrip Hiking Time: 3 hours
  • Vertical Gain: 945 feet
  • Difficulty: Difficult

North by Northeast

  • Length: 21 miles
  • Difficulty: Difficult
  • Total Vertical Rise: 2,100 feet
  • Roundtrip Biking Time: 5 hours

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

AT to Pine Cobble

  • One-Way Length: 3.2 miles
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Vertical Rise: 1,420 feet
  • Hiking Time: 2 hours

The Hoosic River from Ashton Avenue to the Williamstown Waste Transfer Station

  • Distance: 3.9 miles
  • Difficulty: Easy

Lower Linear Park Loop

  • Length: 1.5 miles
  • Difficulty: Very Easy
  • Roundtrip Hiking Time: 45 minutes

Two Rides

South

These hikes are south of Route 2. They are organized west to east by their trailheads.

Berlin Pass

Lower Loop

  • Roundtrip Length: 1.6 miles
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Vertical Rise: 650 feet
  • Roundtrip Hiking Time: 1.5 hours

Stone Hill

  • Roundtrip Length: 0.7-4.0 miles
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Roundtrip Hiking Time: 30 minutes – 120 minutes
  • Trailhead within Walking Distance of Campus

Jiminy Peak

East

Primarily in and around Mt. Greylock, organized north to south by trailhead.

The Cascades

  • Roundtrip Distance: 1 Mile
  • Vertical: 300 feet
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Trailhead within Biking Distance

AT to Mount Prospect

  • Roundtrip distance: 5 miles
  • Vertical: 1520 feet
  • Trailhead within biking distance

Hopper Trail to Stony Ledge

  • Roundtrip Length: 6.8 miles
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Vertical Rise: 1,358 feet
  • Roundtrip Hiking Time: 3 hours

Greylock Summit Loop

  • Length: 3.8 miles
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Vertical Rise: 1,100 feet
  • Roundtrip Hiking Time: 2 hours

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.

Triple Point Trail

Hopkins Forest Tour

  • Length: 7.2 miles
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Vertical Rise: 1,500 feet
  • Roundtrip Hiking Time: 4 hours

Snowshoe Hot Spots

Northwest Hill Road

  • Length (from campus): 4 miles
  • Vertical Gain: 430 feet
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Hiking time: 2 hours

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

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

Four Walks