Western Mass, Site 6: Monroe State Forest

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 6 Map: Monroe State Forest icon_pdf

IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to a printing error, the quick reference data at the start of the Monroe profile on page 30 is incorrect (it is actually the data for Site 2: Pine Cobble). It should say:

DISTANCE: 10+ Miles

TOWN: Monroe / Florida

DIFFICULT: Challenging

TRAIL STYLE: Lollipop Loop

TRAIL TYPE: Singletrack

Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Running up the Spruce Hill Trail at Monroe State Forest
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Dunbar Brook and the Dunbar Brook Trail at Monroe State Forest
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Stream crossing during the annual Monroe Dunbar Brook Trail Race
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Autumn view from the top of Spruce Mountain in Monroe State Forest
Summer view from the top of Spruce Mountain in Monroe State Forest
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2015)
Dense hobblebush along the Spruce Mtn. Trail north of the summit
Raycroft Lookout over the Deerfield River valley
Running alongside Dunbar Brook

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All photos copyright 2014 by Ben Kimball unless otherwise noted.