Saturday, May 12, 2021 Start: Rising Corner Rd, Southwick End: Lake Wyola State Park Miles: 73.54 Elevation gain: 14,003′ I started out from the CT/MA border at 4am on Saturday. It was around 55-60 degrees when I started. I made very good time over the first 6 miles, and arrived at the Westfield River around … Continue reading New England Trail: 75 miles
Saturday, April 25, 2020 Start: Rt 20, Pittsfield, MA, southern terminus of the trail End: Rt 346, Petersburg, NY, northern terminus of the trail Miles: 37 Gain/loss: 6750’/7525′ GaiaGPS track After getting up a little before 4am, I was on the road by 4:15am, driving to drop off a water cache on my way to … Continue reading Northeast Ultra 8: Taconic Crest Trail
Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13, 2019 Elevation gain: 1150′; 1834′ (total: 2984′) Mileage: 7.5; 16.6 (total: 24.1) GPS tracks: day 1; day 2 Parking: The Tully Lake Campground After work on Friday, I drove out to the Tully Lake Campground, where I packed up and left my car in their parking lot. I then … Continue reading The Tully Trail
Saturday, April 8, 2017 Start: Mt Wilcox South sheltersEnd: Upper Goose Pond CabinMiles: 15.8 (+0.8 side trails) I had a relatively decent sleep, though the cold woke me a few times in the night. I was awake by 6:20am and on trail by around 7am. It was around 30 degrees when I started hiking, with … Continue reading MA AT shake down hike, day 2
Friday, April 7, 2017 Start: MA 23End: Mt Wilcox South SheltersMiles: 3.3 I left my car in Dalton and trekked to the bus stop, where I took a bus to Pittsfield (where I got a snack while waiting for my connecting bus) and then another bus to Great Barrington. It took me maybe 10 minutes … Continue reading MA AT shake down hike, day 1
Friday, September 16, 2016Start: 200 Harris Mountain Road, Granby, MAEnd: 153 Packardville Rd Pelham, MA 01002Miles: ~6.7 I started at the Harris Mountain trailhead around 8:30am. I hiked through the woods for a bit, crossed Bay Road, and then did some small ups and downs. I emerged onto Orchard Rd and Federal St. There was … Continue reading Final M-M hike
Friday, September 9, 2016Start: Cross St/Rt 2 – FarleyEnd: Fall Brook shelter, MA/NH lineMiles: 25.4 (with ~6,700 ft elevation gain) I started out at 8am from Cross St. I climbed Rattlesnake Mountain, Hermit Mountain, and Stratton Mountain. I stopped for lunch around 11:30-12 at the Richardson Cabin. It had a beautiful view with Mt Monadnock … Continue reading M-M overnight hike, day #1
Saturday, September 10, 2016 Start: Falls Brook shelter, MA/NH line End: Mt Monadnock summit (+ hike down to ranger station) 52 With A View: Mt. Monadnock Mileage: 18.15 (+2.6 miles down the mtn) (with ~5,000 ft elevation gain) I started out this morning from the shelter around 7:15am. I had a good sleep, with the … Continue reading M-M overnight hike, day #2
Friday, August 26, 2016Start: 153 Packardville Rd Pelham, MA 01002End: Spear Library, Cooleyville Rd, Shutesbury, MAMiles: ~10.75 miles I started from Packardville Rd around 8:30am. It was foggy and overcast when I started, though it was sunny and blue skies by the time I finished. I followed the trail along past some radio towers and … Continue reading M-M day hike
Thursday, August 11, 2016Start: 420 Farley Rd, Wendell, MAEnd: Wendell State Forest ShelterMileage: ~5 miles (+0.5 miles in the wrong direction on the M-M) I arrived at the trail head by 6:30pm. I quickly assembled my backpack and headed out by 6:45pm; unfortunately, there was no way to tell (and I hadn’t thought to figure … Continue reading M-M Trail Overnight Hike
