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Mount Greylock State Reservation is public recreation and nature preservation area on and around Mount Greylock, the highest point in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The park covers some 12,000 acres (4,900 ha) in the towns of Lanesborough, North Adams, Adams, Cheshire, Williamstown and New Ashford, Massachusetts. It was created in 1898 as ...
The Ashuwillticook Rail Trail is a 14.05-mile (22.61 km) rail trail that runs north-south through the towns of Cheshire, Lanesborough and Adams, and into the city of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It is a multi-use trail for biking, walking, roller-blading, and jogging.
The Greylock Glen, site of a former proposed tramway/ski/resort development from 1953 to 1977, is a 1,063-acre (430-hectare) park in Adams, adjoining Mount Greylock State Reservation. It was acquired by the state in 1985 for joint public-private development.
Also camping, fishing and a salt marsh. Jug End State Reservation and Wildlife Management Area: Berkshire: 1,191 acres 482 ha: 1994: Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest: Franklin: 7,405 acres 2,997 ha: 1997: Hallockville Pond, Crooked Pond: Lake Dennison Recreation Area: Worcester: 121 acres 49 ha: Lake Dennison: The park is an extension of ...
Mount Greylock is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet (1,064 m) in elevation. As such, no mountains in Massachusetts are recognized by the Appalachian Mountain Club in its list of Four-thousand footers — a list of New England peaks over 4,000 feet with a minimum 200 feet of topographic prominence .
Mount Greylock State Reservation: Berkshire 10.1 550–630 N–NW Mount Wachusett ...
To the north, the beginning of Mount Greylock is located in the town, with the auto road and visitors' center beginning there as well. Rockwell Road, which leads to the Visitors' Center, ascends from Lanesborough through Cheshire to the summit in Adams. Sperry Road, which branches off Rockwell, leads to a campground and picnic area.
Operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, interpretive center for the 7000-acre Blue Hills Reservation state park Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary: Mattapan: Suffolk: Greater Boston: website, 64 acres, operated by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, 2 miles of trails, located on the grounds of the old Boston State Hospital