Hikes
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Tuesday Treks at Dyken Pond
Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center 475 Dyken Pond Rd., Cropseyville, NYTuesday Treks Get together to enjoy nature and the outdoors, learn a little bit about this beautiful planet we call home, develop or practice outdoor skills and become healthy through exercise and being outside! Join Len Tremblay on a moderately…
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Discover Greylock Family-Friendly Trail Hike
Mount Greylock State ReservationDISCOVER GREYLOCK FAMILY-FRIENDLY TRAIL HIKE For all ages. Enjoy a guided, easy-moderate, one to 2 mile, family-friendly trail hike! Look for signs of wildlife, explore seasonal changes in the forest. Dress for variable weather. Trails may be muddy. Bring water…
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Tuesday Treks at Dyken Pond
Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center 475 Dyken Pond Rd., Cropseyville, NYTuesday Treks Get together to enjoy nature and the outdoors, learn a little bit about this beautiful planet we call home, develop or practice outdoor skills and become healthy through exercise and being outside! Join Len Tremblay on a moderately…
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Walks on Stone Hill: Beyond the Cows and the Art
The Lunder Center 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesWalks on Stone Hill: Beyond the Cows and the Art with Williamstown Rural Lands Distance: 2 miles Difficulty: Easier Hike Leader: Cosmo Catalano Come explore the other trails on Stone Hill, in the wooded area beyond the iconic pasture and fancy fences. This is a family…
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Arbor Day Forest Health Walk
Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitor Center 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough, MAARBOR DAY FOREST HEALTH WALK For ages 8 and up. Celebrate Arbor Day by exploring how to identify trees emerging from their winter slumber and learning all about tree health with DCR Forest Health Director Nicole Keleher. This workshop includes…
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Tuesday Treks at Dyken Pond
Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center 475 Dyken Pond Rd., Cropseyville, NYTuesday Treks Get together to enjoy nature and the outdoors, learn a little bit about this beautiful planet we call home, develop or practice outdoor skills and become healthy through exercise and being outside! Join Len Tremblay on a moderately…
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Sunset Hike with Queer Men of the Berkshires and BNRC
CHP Great Barrington Health Center 444 Stockbridge Rd, Great Barrington, MAJoin Berkshire Natural Resources Council and Q-MoB (Queer Men of the Berkshires) on an evening hike from CHP Great Barrington to a series of wetlands, meadows, and forests that play home to an amazing symphony of spring peepers (frogs), beavers,…
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Guided Hike: RRR Brooks – Sara Tenney Trail
175 Bee Hill Road 175 Bee Hill Road, Williamstown, MAJoin Williamstown Rural Lands for a guided hike of the RRR Brooks Trail along Flora’s Glen Brook, all the way to the meadows at Taconic Trail State Park. Group will pause there to admire the view of Mt. Greylock before…
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Wild Edible Plants Hike with Russ Cohen
Alford Springs Mountain Rd., Alford, MABerkshire County is home to over 80 species of edible wild plants, some of which are more nutritious and/or flavorful than their cultivated counterparts. These include native species, like Hazelnut and Yellow Birch; non-native weeds, like Ox-eye Daisy and Plantain;…
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Trail Walk With Great Mountain Forest Trustee Bart Jones
Great Mountain Forest - West Gate 200 Canaan Mountain Road, Falls Village, CTJoin Houstonic Valley Association for a guided hike in Great Mountain Forest with Bart Jones, GMF trustee, CLCC awardee, and active supporter of HVA, Great Mountain Forest, and the Cornwall Land Trust. This easy walk starts at the west gate…
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Solstice Evening Hike Down the Shepherd’s Well Trail
Petersburg Pass Route 2, Petersburg, NYJoin Williamstown Rural Lands for a guided solstice evening hike down the Shepherd's Well Trail. This hike is the leader’s favorite after-dinner ramble. On this summer solstice evening the sun will set at 8:36 pm. In the hour before sunset…
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Guided Hike: Bee Hill and Flora’s Glen via the Fitch Trail
Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MAJoin Williamstown Rural Lands for a 4-mile, moderately strenuous climb through the meadow at Sheep Hill to the woods of Bee Hill, viewing some spectacular groves of sugar maples and hemlock along the way. Visit this link for more information…
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LGBTQ+ Pride Hike
Mass Audubon Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 472 West Mountain Rd, Lenox, MA, United StatesMass Audubon has teamed up with Queer Men of the Berkshires (Q-MoB) and the Housatonic Valley Association to offer a guided hike at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. Open to members of the LGBTQ+ community and their families, this hike will…
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Firefly Night
Sheep Hill 671 Cold Spring Rd, Williamstown, MAJoin Williamstown Rural Lands for an evening hike at Sheep Hill for stories, crafts and observations on the magic of fireflies and summer nights. Visit this link for more information. DATE: Saturday, June 28 TIME: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM…
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Hike to Examine Local Effects of Climate Change
Petersburg Pass Route 2, Petersburg, NYJoin Williamstown Rural Lands for a 3-mile, moderate hike along the Taconic Range and Shepherd’s Well. Along the way, view evidence of wildly different past climates and see how we monitor climate change today.. Visit this link for more information…
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Guided Hike: Examine the Local Effects of Climate Change
Petersburg Pass Route 2, Petersburg, NYExamine Local Effects of Climate Change via Shepherd’s Well Distance: 3 miles Difficulty: Moderate Hike Leader: Allen Pope Climate change is a global challenge with impacts right here in Williamstown. Come for a three-mile hike along the Taconic Crest & Shepherd’s Well Trails…
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Beaver Lodge Loop Hike
Mass Audubon Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary 472 West Mountain Rd, Lenox, MA, United StatesThe evening is a great time to search for wildlife at Pleasant Valley. In this naturalist-guided hike, learn about the sanctuary's resident beavers and how other animals benefit from the ponds that they create. Our route will take us into…
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Housatonic Heritage Walks 2025
Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area invites you to explore the wonders of this region during Heritage Walks 2025 over five weekends: September 6 & 7, September 13 & 14, September 20 & 21, September 27 & 27, and October…
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Housatonic Heritage Walks 2025
Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area invites you to explore the wonders of this region during Heritage Walks 2025 over five weekends: September 6 & 7, September 13 & 14, September 20 & 21, September 27 & 27, and October…
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OLLI and BNRC Hike
The Boulders Dalton, MABerkshire Natural Resources Council and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) partner again this fall to bring you a series of recreational hikes at different BNRC reserves throughout the county. Join us to kick off the season at The Boulders in Pittsfield. We’ll hike the Red…