Route description
NORTH BERKSHIRE MAIN ROUTE NORTHBOUND,
LENOX TO VERMONT BORDER
DIST INSTRUCTIONS BEAR BEAR ALTI-
STEP READ **SIDE TRIP CONNECTION (Asterisks) ING ING TUDE
DOWN Note (not capitalized) BACK FWD FEET
1 0.00 RIGHT on Rte 183 from Tanglewood gate 000 260 1096
**Berkshire South route goes north
on Under Mountain Rd
2 0.08 BEAR RIGHT on Richmond Mountain Rd 080 270 1106
Kripalu Center entrance at fork
ROAD REPEATEDLY CROSSES LENOX-
STOCKBRIDGE BORDER after turn
3 1.17 LENOX ->RICHMOND 050 230 1260
Richmond Mountain Rd becomes Lenox Rd
4 1.71 Top of climb; scenic overlook 150 300 1394
5 2.87 BEAR RIGHT at triangle 135 000 1165
6 3.36 STRAIGHT where East St goes right 180 000 1217
7 3.64 CROSS Swamp Rd 090 270 1122
8 4.38 RIGHT on Rte 41 080 000 1076
9 6.97 BEAR LEFT on Dublin Rd 260 005 1220
10 7.94 RICHMOND -> HANCOCK 200 010 1184
11 8.56 RIGHT on Rte 20 190 055 1198
12 9.07 Hancock Shaker Village museum 260 080 1178
HANCOCK -> PITTSFIELD at museum
13 10.94 BEAR LEFT on Hungerford St 240 040 1063
14 11.17 LEFT on Fort Hill Av 220 340 1043
15 12.16 RIGHT on West St 190 100 1119
**SIDE TRIP 8: Left on West St
16 13.19 LEFT on Valentine Rd 280 010 1063
17 14.35 LEFT on Onota Lake Boulevard into 200 280 1161
Burbank Park
18 14.73 RIGHT on Lakeview Drive along lake 090 000 1083
19 15.50 LEFT on Peck's Rd 225 305 1083
20 16.08 Dan Casey Memorial Dr (causeway) on left 170 350 1083
**SIDE TRIP 8 rejoins route
21 17.07 PITTSFIELD -> LANESBOROUGH 190 010 1132
Peck's Rd becomes Balance Rock Rd
22 18.21 BEAR LEFT on Ore Bed Rd (dirt road) 270 030 1171
where Balance Rock Rd turns right
**No-dirt alternate: Balance Rock Rd,
left on Bull HILL Rd, left on Rte 7
23 18.59 HARD RIGHT on Miner Rd (dirt road) 180 135 1165
24 19.48 BEAR RIGHT where Goodell Rd bears left 220 080 1184
(Goodell -> better crossing of Rte 7?)
25 20.15 LEFT onto Rte 7 305 035 1119
**END of the no-dirt alternate. What's
a little dirt compared with that hill?
26 22.28 **SIDE TRIP 9: Bear right on North 195 340 1171
Main Street and be prepared to CLIMB
27 22.52 BEAR LEFT on Bailey Rd 150 275 1188
**Straight for Rte 7 shortcut
28 25.04 LEFT on Brodie Mountain Rd 140 260 1552
29 25.41 Top of climb 100 280 1637
30 25.99 LANESBOROUGH -> HANCOCK 100 280 1460
31 26.49 STRAIGHT: Whitman Rd to right is steep! 065 245 1319
32 27.93 RIGHT on Rte 43 090 020 1138
**Left on 43 to connect with New
York bicycle touring route
33 29.38 Whitman Rd shortcut rejoins from right 215 035 1250
34 33.29 HANCOCK -> WILLIAMSTOWN 190 010 1060
35 36.32 CROSS Rte 7 onto Green River Rd 235 055 869
**Rte 7 shortcut rejoins from right
36 38.68 Mt Hope Park on right 255 025 755
37 40.00 STRAIGHT past Gale Rd on left 190 010 699
**SIDE TRIP 10: left on Gale Rd
Green River Rd becomes Water St
approaching Williamstown
38 41.03 RIGHT on Rte 2 190 100 663
Williams College 1 block to left
on Rte 2
39 42.50 WILLIAMSTOWN -> NORTH ADAMS 275 095 617
40 42.86 LEFT on Ashton Ave 280 000 633
41 43.23 RIGHT on Massachusetts Av 220 095 630
42 44.63 BEAR RIGHT onto Roberts Dr 275 110 682
43 44.88 LEFT onto Rte 2 000 080 666
44 45.17 **SIDE TRIP 9 rejoins route from 265 095 666
Notch Road on right
45 46.26 RIGHT on Main St before underpass 270 120 735
and go down hill (L on Bridge, R on
River, L on Marshall if signals?)
46 46.39 LEFT onto Marshall St, under overpass 180 000 702
47 46.65 CROSS River St: Marshall St becomes 270 000 696
Houghton St
48 47.66 CROSS West Rd; Houghton St becomes 220 040 1076
Cross Rd
49 48.28 LEFT on Middle Rd 290 020 1053
50 49.82 Clarksburg State Park entrance 250 070 1109
51 50.00 LEFT on Rte 8 260 010 1086
52 50.55 CLARKSBURG, MA -> STAMFORD, VT 190 350 1086
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