The section of the Appalachian Trail that goes over the Tyringham Cobble was recently relocated and now travels over the cobble to the overlooks previously located on a side trail.
Members and non-members are invited to join in for a potluck and a sort of literary stone soup on Wednesday, Sept. 3, starting at 6 p.m. at the Hadley Senior Community Center, 46 Middle St., Hadley.
A weekend of car camping, kayaking and hiking is being offered on Sept. 4-6 at Tully Lake Campground in Royalston.
The Upper Goose Pond Cabin, located off the Appalachian Trail, opened for hikers starting Saturday, May 17.
A leadership training session held the weekend of April 5-6 at Noble View Camp got rave reviews from participants who learned about topics such as trip planning, risk management (both on and off the trail) and the group life cycle process.
Conservation Committee member Mary Van Leeuwen provides guidance about creating a nice lawn without environmental guilt.
The roads on Mt Greylock, Bascom Lodge and the Veterans War Memorial remain closed while the roads are being rebuilt. The Visitors’ Center at the south end of the mountain and all trails, including the Appalachian Trail, remain open.
The Deerfield River Watershed Association (DRWA) has taken responsibility for the Mahican-Mohawk Trail and is looking to the AMC for help making improvements.
We’ve posted a survey over on SurveyMonkey, and we’d really really like your input. What do you love about the Berkshire Chapter? What could be improved? Are we doing enough of the things you enjoy? Do you have any suggestions?
John Klebes is an M-M trail maintainer and wrote the account of his hike this spring. Klebes day hiked sections of the M-M Trail for many years, but this April he decided to through-hike the entire trail end-to-end in a week.