The Great Outdoors

The Pioneer Valley has a huge amount of outdoor recreation and scenic areas. Information and user reviews or comments on walking and hiking trails, bike paths and rail trails, great views, wildlife, kayaking and canoeing, etc.

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Jan 10 2010

Williamsburg Woodland Trails

Published by Jo Landers under Hiking Trails, Williamsburg

Williamsburg has a network of walking and hiking trails on both public and private land. The Woodland Trails is a town committee that works with landowners to maintain trails, publish maps and sponsors events. You can download maps and…

Nov 17 2008

Easthampton to Northampton Bicycle Commuting, 2008

Easthampton to Northampton Bicycle Commuting, 2008

It was my pleasure to bicycle commute from Easthampton to Northampton once or twice a week during the summer of 2008. I tried a few different routes before settling on one that skirted the edge of the Acadia Wildlife Sanctuary and the Oxbow. On several evenings I was…

Jan 17 2009

Chesterfield Gorge and the East Branch Trail

Chesterfield Gorge and the East Branch Trail

My dog, Maddy, and I visited these trails on Thursday January 15 in the midafternoon. It had been a few days since the last snowstorm, but there were still almost two feet of snow on the ground.

The Chesterfield Gorge is owned by the Trustees of Reservations. Most hikes…

Dec 20 2009

Walking & Hiking Trails

Published by Jo Landers under Hiking Trails

Walking & Hiking Trails

Mount Tom State Reservation – Holyoke and Easthampton – Great views, hawk watching, visitor center. 20 miles of walking and hiking trails.

The William Cullen Bryant Homestead – Cummington – Walking and hiking trails, birdwatching, picnic…

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