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Thunderbolt Ski Trail
<p>The Thunderbolt Ski Trail on Mount Greylock's eastern slope is one of New England's most storied historic ski runs. Cut in 1934 by the Williams Outing Club and the Civilian Conservation Corps, it w...
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North Old Mac Mountain Trail
<p>North Old Mac Mountain Trail offers a demanding ascent of Old Mac Mountain in Frozen Head State Park, beginning along a rushing mountain creek before turning uphill onto a steep ridge. The lower se...
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Appalachian Trail to Summit
<p>The Appalachian Trail to Mount Greylock's summit is the signature route in all of western Massachusetts. Beginning from Notch Road, the white-blazed AT winds through northern hardwood forest domina...
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Frozen Head Tower Trail
<p>Frozen Head Tower Trail ascends to the 3,324-foot summit of Frozen Head Mountain, the highest point on the Cumberland Plateau and site of a historic fire lookout tower with 360-degree views of the ...
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Peacham Bog Natural Area
<p>Peacham Bog Natural Area is a state-designated natural area within Groton State Forest protecting one of the finest and most accessible examples of a raised peat bog ecosystem in Vermont — a rare h...
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River Trail
<p>River Trail follows the Falling Water River through Burgess Falls State Park, traversing limestone bluffs and river bottom forest before the main waterfall trail begins. This gentler route highligh...
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New Discovery Campground Nature Trail
<p>The New Discovery Campground Nature Trail in Groton State Forest loops through a section of mature boreal forest and skirts the edge of a black spruce–Sphagnum moss bog that represents one of the m...
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Overlook Trail
<p>Overlook Trail approaches the 136-foot main Burgess Falls from above, providing a top-down perspective on the waterfall that complements the base-level view available from the main Burgess Falls Tr...
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Owl's Head Mountain
<p>Owl's Head Mountain at 1,958 feet is the highest point in Groton State Forest, Vermont's largest state forest at over 26,000 acres of contiguous protected land in the remote northeast kingdom footh...
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Burgess Falls Trail
<p>Burgess Falls Trail follows the Falling Water River downstream through Burgess Falls State Park, passing four successive waterfalls before reaching the dramatic 136-foot main falls at the trail ter...
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Carriage Road Walk
<p>The historic carriage road on Mount Philo is a relic of the mountain's early development as a summer resort destination in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when wealthy Champlain Valley fami...
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Paw Paw Trail
<p>Paw Paw Trail descends to the bottom of the Fall Creek gorge and traverses the gorge floor, crossing the creek on a dramatic cable suspension bridge that sways above the rushing water. This is the ...