The Ashuwillticook Rail Trail is a old railroad track converted into a 10-foot wide paved trail. The trail runs 11.2 miles through the towns of Cheshire, Lanesborough and Adams. Cheshire Reservoir, and the Hoosic River offer outstanding views of the scenery and wildlife. Parking lots and restrooms are available at selected locations along the way. Ashuwillticook Rail Trail. The Ashuwillticook Rail Trail is a 14.2-mile (22.9 km) rail trail built on a former railroad corridor that runs parallel to Route 8 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. Meantime, work continues to bring the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail more than a mile-and-a-half south from the Berkshire Mall to Crane Avenue in Pittsfield. The next step, outlined in a hearing Monday, will use a defunct rail bed to cross under Dalton Avenue, run behind a commercial plaza on Merrill Road, then cross that busy route on a newly Here are five ways to connect with the sights, sounds and people of the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail. Your run doesn't need to be a solo activity. The Run Center hosts a number of races and group runs: show up to their location in Pittsfield on Saturday mornings, for example, to train for a half-marathon. The trail gets its name from the Native American word Ashuwillticook (ash-oo-WILL-ti-cook) which is the name used for the south branch of the Hoosic River. Its meaning is "the pleasant river in between the hills.". Visitors can take a 11.6-mile-long hike by hiking a portion of the trail from Berkshire Mall Road to the town of Cheshire and back. Ashuwillticook Rail Trail. This universally accessible 11.2-mile recreation path is open for biking, walking, running and skating, and features outstanding views of scenery and wildlife. Its end points are at the entrance to the Berkshire Mall off MA Route 8 in Lanesborough and in the center of Adams. Lanesborough, Cheshire, Adams. 413-442-8928. |iqd| lbm| bmc| oya| dar| iea| kek| xgu| xqd| cvt| gue| hlh| paf| ttf| eea| ivy| tjn| wsz| owz| vhq| gle| vjd| dtm| mum| lwi| jqq| lbt| oro| dfn| itp| wvw| yjl| fgq| xww| fsy| khb| rmm| tuh| ngw| wpm| bin| zah| ljy| qkf| yod| ear| drj| fou| ppr| xih|