Western Mass, Site 12: Shaker Mountain

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 12 Map: Shaker Mountain icon_pdf

Suggested Route Distance: 6.5 Miles

Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
The Taconic Range rises behind a trail runner returning to Hancock Shaker Village during an ultramarathon event
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Sign at the start of the Shaker Mtn. Trail about a quarter mile SE of the Lower Dam junction
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2015)
The Griffin Trail crosses a slope above a brook
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
The “Perfect Stone Wall” on top of Holy Mount
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2015)
trail bridge over Shaker Brook
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Hancock Shaker Village from the North Family Trail

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All photos copyright 2014 by Ben Kimball unless otherwise noted.