Massachusetts Trail Guide: AMC's Comprehensive Guide to Hiking Trails in Massachusetts, from the Berkshires to Cape Cod

Massachusetts Trail Guide: AMC's Comprehensive Guide to Hiking Trails in Massachusetts, from the Berkshires to Cape Cod

Massachusetts Trail Guide: AMC's Comprehensive Guide to Hiking Trails in Massachusetts, from the Berkshires to Cape Cod

Massachusetts Trail Guide: AMC's Comprehensive Guide to Hiking Trails in Massachusetts, from the Berkshires to Cape Cod

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Overview

From Mount Greylock in the Berkshires to the Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts boasts a stunning variety of hiking trails. This eleventh edition of the Appalachian Mountain Club's comprehensive and trusted trail guide provides all the information you will need to navigate more than 400 of these trails, whether you're a seasoned hiker seeking out a new adventure or a someone looking for a family-friendly outing. With driving directions to trailheads, elevation gain and mileage, detailed descriptions of each trail, and suggested trips for every ability level, this guide includes all the information that readers have come to expect from the Appalachian Mountain Club. A pull-out map features four of the state's most hiker-friendly public trail networks, including Mount Greylock Reservation and the Mount Holyoke Range, while in-text maps display additional popular hiking trails across Massachusetts. Whether you are planning a close-to-home day hike or a backpacking excursion on the Appalachian Trail, this essential guide should be in every Bay State trekker's library. ALSO AVAILABLEAMC's Best Day Hikes Near Boston by John S. BurkISBN-13: 978-1-934028-47-6 AMC's Best Day Hikes in the Berkshires, 3e by René Laubach and John S. BurkISBN-13: 978-1-628421-21-7 AMC'S Best Backpacking in New England, 2e by Matt HeidISBN-13: 978-1-934028-90-2

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781628421309
Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club Books MA
Publication date: 06/01/2021
Edition description: Eleventh Edition
Pages: 504
Sales rank: 628,834
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 6.90(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

John S. Burk is an outdoor writer, photographer, and historian from central Massachusetts. His other books include AMC's Best Day Hikes in the Berkshires, AMC's Best Day Hikes in Central Massachusetts, and AMC's Best Day Hikes Near Boston.

Table of Contents

Key to Locator Maps
Contents
Acknowledgments
How to Use this Book
Introduction

The Berkshires
1. Appalachian Trail
2. Jug End Reservation
3. Mt. Everett State Reservation
4. Mt. Washington State Forest
5. Bash Bish Falls State Park
6. South Taconic Trail
7. Yokun Ridge
8. Mt. Greylock
9. Ice Glen Trail System
10. Questing Reservation
11. Dry Hill
12. Bartholomew’s Cobble
13. Beartown State Forest
14. Monument Mtn. Reservation
15. Tyingham Cobble
16. McClennan Reservation
17. Keystone Railroad Bridges
18. Pittsfield State Forest
19. October Mtn. State Forest
20. Washington Mtn. Meadow Interpretive Trail System
21. Pleasant Valley Sanctuary
22. Field Farm
23. Taconic Crest Trail
24. North Taconic Range
25. Stone Hill
26. Mountain Meadow Preserve
27. Monroe State Forest
28. Savoy Mtn. State Forest
29. Notchview Reservation

Pioneer Valley and Vicinity
1. NET/Metacomet–Monadnock Trail
2. Peaked Mtn.
3. Noble View Outdoor Center
4. Robert Frost Trail
5. Pocumtuck Ridge Trail
6. Mt. Tom State Reservation
7. Mt. Holyoke Range: West
8. Mt. Holyoke Range: East
9. Amherst Conservation Commission Trails
10. Arcadia Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
11. Mt. Lincoln
12. Northfield Mtn.
13. Mt. Grace State Forest
14. Mt. Toby State Demonstration Forest
15. Mt. Sugarloaf Reservation
16. DAR State Forest
17. Dubuque Memorial State Forest
18. High Ledges Wildlife Sanctuary
19. Mohawk Trail State Forest
20. Fannie Stebbins Memorial Wildlife Refuge
21. Laughing Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
22. Chester–Blandford State Forest
23. Bear Swamp
24. William Cullen Bryant Homestead

Central Massachusetts
1. Tully Trail
2. Midstate Trail
3. Mt. Watatic
4. Wachusett Mtn. State Reservation
5. Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary
6. Leominster State Forest
7. Moore State Park
8. Purgatory Chasm
9. Wells State Park
10. Blackstone River and Canal State Park
11. Upton State Forest
12. Bearsden Forest
13. Tully Lake and Doane’s Falls
14. Brooks Woodland Preserve
15. Rutland Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
16. Harvard Forest
17. Swift River Reservation
18. Quabbin Reservoir
19. Rock House Reservation
20. Otter River State Forest
21. Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary
22. Long Pond

North and West of Boston

Boston and Vicinity

Southeastern Massachusetts and the Islands

Appendix: Helpful Information and Contacts
Index
About the Author
Appalachian Mountain Club
About AMC in the Massachusetts/AMC Book Updates

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