This map is intended to be used in conjunction with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Western Massachusetts guidebook (Kimball 2015, UPNE).

Site 1 Map: Hopkins Memorial Forest 

Suggested Route Distance: 4.5 Miles

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All photos copyright 2014 by Ben Kimball unless otherwise noted.

This post will be used to call attention to any important corrections that need to be made to the 2015 edition of Trail Running Western Massachusetts, and any that need to be made to the 2022 edition of  Trail Running Eastern Massachusetts.

Trail Running Western Massachusetts

Site 6: Monroe State Forest (p. 30)

The quick reference data at the start of the Monroe State Forest profile is incorrect (it is actually the data for Pine Cobble). It should say:

DISTANCE: 10+ Miles

TOWN: Monroe / Florida

DIFFICULT: Challenging

TRAIL STYLE: Lollipop Loop

TRAIL TYPE: Singletrack

Site 29: Greenfield Ridge (p. 120)

The labels for Poet’s Seat and Sachem Head should both be nudged slightly to the right to be closer to the summits (black triangles) that they are naming.

Links to descriptions, maps, and photos of several sites that didn’t make it into Trail Running Western Massachusetts. 

Ashley Pond area (Holyoke/West Springfield)

Whiting Street Reservoir (Holyoke)

Saw Mill Hills Conservation Area (Northampton)

Bull Hill (Mt. Toby south) (Sunderland)

Mormon Hollow Loop (Wendell State Forest)

Northfield Gulf Road area (Northfield)

Catamount State Forest (Colrain)

Washington Mountain Marsh (Washington)

Chapel Brook to D.A.R. Trail (Goshen/Ashfield)

Honolulu Trail (Pittsfield) (see map for Pittsfield State Forest)

Kennedy Park to Yokun Ridge Connector (Lenox)

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To purchase either a hardcopy or ebook version of the Trail Running Western Massachusetts guidebook (May 2015), please click here (Amazon), here (Barnes & Noble), or here (the publisher). Or better yet, pick it up at a locally-owned bookseller!

Southern Vermont

Online trail running resources for the Southern Vermont area:

Clubs
Batten Kill Valley Runners
Marble Valley Runners
Upper Valley Running Club
Red Clover Rovers

See also local websites for many individual sites.

Eastern Massachusetts

Online trail running resources for the Eastern Massachusetts area:

Clubs
Trail Animals Running Club (TARC)
Northeast Trail Crew
Boston Trail Runners
Trailforks
New England Mountain Bike Association (NEMBA)

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Western Massachusetts

Online trail running resources for the Western Massachusetts area:

Clubs
413 Trail Runners
BURCS (Berkshire Ultra Running Community for Service)
Berkshire Trailheads
Western Massachusetts Athletic Club
Sugarloaf Mountain Athletic Club
Hill County Trail Runners Club (CT)
Shenipsit Striders (CT)

For a more comprehensive list, please visit the Trail Running Western Massachusetts book’s Facebook page and click on the ‘Likes’ link

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The posts on this site contain enhanced maps and color photos intended to be used in conjunction with the Trail Running Southern Vermont, Trail Running Eastern Massachusetts, and Trail Running Western Massachusetts guidebooks. Maps are updated periodically with new trails or trail names, re-routings, closures, and corrections, as well as various cartographic improvements (each map has a creation/rev date).

To purchase either hardcopy or ebook versions of the guidebooks, see the options below:

For Trail Running Southern Vermont (March 2024), please click here (Amazon), here (Barnes & Noble), or here (the publisher).  Or better yet, pick it up at a locally-owned bookseller!

For Trail Running Eastern Massachusetts (March 2022), please click here (Amazon), here (Barnes & Noble), or here (the publisher).  Or better yet, pick it up at a locally-owned bookseller!

For Trail Running Western Massachusetts (2015), please click here (Amazon), here (Barnes & Noble), or here (the publisher). Or better yet, pick it up at a locally-owned bookseller!

All photos copyright 2014 or copyright 2021 by Ben Kimball unless otherwise noted. Please inquire if interested in using any imagery.