BNRC Reserves

BNRC maintains over 12,000 acres and 60+ miles of trails that are free and open to all levels and abilities.

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This land, and all of the present-day Berkshires, are the ancestral homeland of the Mohican people, who were forcibly displaced to Wisconsin by European colonization. These lands continue to be of great significance to the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Nation today. To learn more, visit mohican.com.

Alford Springs

Mostly forested ridgeline for hikers, snowshoers, seasoned cross-country skiers, mountain bikers, hunters and berry-pickers.

Alford, MA
1 to 7 miles of trails
Difficulty: Moderate to difficult
Size: 899 acres
Especially good in: Winter
Special features: Blackberries in summer and noteworthy backcountry Nordic skiing in winter. Gorgeous views of Alford Valley and good hunting reported.

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Alsop

Mature forest with a wilderness feel.

Tyringham, MA
Difficulty: Difficult, no maintained trails
Size: 97 acres

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Ashmere Island

Launch a canoe to visit this island preserve in the northern basin of Hinsdale’s Ashmere Lake.

Hinsdale, MA
No maintained trails
Difficulty: Difficult
Size: 7 acres
No camping and no fires

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Barrett Woods

Lovely wetlands and vernal pools make an excellent spot for peepers and other spring wildlife viewing.

Egremont and Great Barrington, MA
Difficulty: Expert, unmarked walkable wood roads crisscross both properties
Size: 212 acres
Special features: Vernal pools, interesting topography, wood roads

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Basin Pond

Trails lead across streams and cascades through a boulder-strewn natural amphitheater to a beaver pond and the site of two long-gone man-made dams.

Lee, MA
2.5 miles of trails
Difficulty: Moderate (some stream crossings on step-stones)
Size: 296 acres
Especially good in: Summer
Special features: Beautiful wetlands, with a wildlife viewing deck. Trail crosses a boulder field--a great place for kids to climb and hide on trailside rocks.

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Berlin Road

A ridgeline property on the eastern slopes of the Taconic Range with unmarked wood roads. Outstanding starting point for exploration for explorers with map, compass, and GPS skills.

Williamstown, MA
Difficulty: Difficult, unmarked trails, steep slopes
Size: 210 acres
Special features: Unimproved wood roads

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Bob’s Way

Multiple loops with fabulous beaver pond views. Formerly a heron rookery still teeming with wildlife.

Monterey and Sandisfield, MA
1.75 to 2.5 miles of trails
Difficulty: Moderate
Size: 263 acres
Especially good in: Spring
Special features: A stone seat with a great view, created from bedrock ledge and artisanal stonework

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Clam River

A wild river with evidence of a time when the area was not so wild: traces of a dam, extensive stone walls, and an intact house foundation.

Sandisfield, MA
1.5 to 6 miles of trails
Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Size: 550 acres
Especially good in: Summer
Special features: Beautiful, romantic stream valley with old stone foundations and millworks.

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Constitution Hill

A Lanesboro delegate arranged for a bonfire to be lit atop this hill when the state approved the new US Constitution. Trails let hikers recall that historic moment and take in views of Mt. Greylock.

Lanesborough, MA
.9 to 1.7 miles of trails
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Special features: Wetlands, hayfield, mature forest, shrubland

Explore Constitution Hill

Corn Warrior

A rolling forest drops gently to a series of productive wetlands not far from the Konkapot River.

New Marlborough, MA
Difficulty: No Maintained Trails, Difficult
Size: 38 acres
Special features: Mature forest and a very diverse plant community

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Day

Once the site of the town’s smallpox hospital, this property is most notable for its historic value. Find the hospital’s footings, if you can!

Great Barrington, MA
Difficulty: No maintained trails, difficult
Size: 72 acres
Special features: Remnants of the old sanitarium

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Dubow

Beautiful, healthy forest on the northern side of South Mountain

Pittsfield, MA
Difficulty: Difficult, no maintained trails
Size: 35 acres
Special Features: Very pretty hardwood forest

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Fawer

This hidden gem is a partnership of BNRC and the Monterey Preservation Land Trust.

Monterey, MA
Difficulty: Difficult, No maintained trails
Size: 92 acres
Special features: Scenic beauty

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Hallowell Meadow

Open meadows with long views of October Mountain merges with a mature pine forest where the walking is pleasant when conditions are dry. Don’t be surprised if you see a bear in a tree!

Lenox, MA
Difficulty: Difficult, No maintained trails
Size: 66 acres
Special features: Sunny meadow, shaded forest paths

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Holl-Fox

This parcel helps protect the watershed of Lily Pond.

Stockbridge, MA
Difficulty: Difficulty, No maintained trails
Size: 15 acres
Special features: Wetlands

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Hollow Fields

Walk mowed paths through open fields with views that are both sun-splashed and windswept, stunning in all seasons.

Richmond, MA
About 6 miles of trails
Difficulty: Moderate
Size: 660+ acres
Especially good in: Spring
Special features: Open fields and scenic views great for bird watching and picnicking

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Hoosac Range

Ridgeline trail along the Berkshires’ northeastern wall with cool rock cliffs and several dramatic vistas: prepare for the sublime!

North Adams and Florida, MA
1.6 to 6 miles of trails
Difficulty: Easy to difficult
Size: 989 acres
Especially good in: Fall
Special features: Blueberries at Sunset Rock, awesome spring snowshoeing, and migratory raptors in fall.

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Housatonic Fishing Access

Access to the Housatonic River south of the Mass Pike, just before the river bends west on its way through South Lee.

Lee, MA
Difficulty: Easy
Size: 27 acres
Special features: Access to the Housatonic River

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Housatonic Flats

The loop trail gets you up close and personal with more than a half-mile of Housatonic riverbank.

Great Barrington, MA
0.9 mile round-trip
Difficulty: Easy
Size: 26 acres
Especially good in: Spring
Special features: Birdwatching, dog walking, wildlife viewing.

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Jackson Pond Boardwalk

A path through the woods leads to a boardwalk with lovely views over Jackson Pond to Yokun Ridge. Birds galore in the intervening woods and wetlands.

Stockbridge, MA
Difficulty: Easy
Special features: wetland with great birding

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Kessler Road

Sweet property highlighted by middle-aged healthy forest and beautiful brook.

Lanesborough, MA
Diffuculty: Difficult, No maintained trails
Size: 30 acres
Special features: Unimproved wood roads

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Landers Road

Stunning, rocky bowl, rich in turkey and deer. You won’t forget that you are near the MassPike, but the beauties of this rugged property will make up for that in spades.

Lee, MA
Difficulty: Difficult, No maintained trails
Size: 384 acres
Special features: vernal pools, mountains streams, hickory and hop-hornbeam forest

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Lenox Mountain

This unimproved property protects scenic ridgetop and critical public watershed.

Lenox and Richmond, MA
Difficulty: Difficulty, No maintained trails
Size: 29 acres
Special features: Scenic ridge-top

Explore Lenox Mountain

Maeder

Part of the eastern slope of the West Stockbridge Mountain, this parcel with no formal access is a key piece in BNRC’s efforts to conserve all the high ground on this landmark mountain.

Stockbridge, MA
Difficulty: Difficulty, No maintained trails
Size: 50 acres
Special features: Hillside protection forest

Explore Maeder

Mahanna Cobble

This summit at Mahanna Cobble offers a beautiful vista where we acknowledge BNRC founder George Wislocki. Visit his stone bench and explore this northern trailhead for The High Road.

Lenox and Pittsfield, MA
3.2 miles
Difficulty: Difficult
Size: 222 acres
Especially good in: Summer/Fall
Special features: Gorgeous views south from George’s bench

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Mt. Hunger at Konkapot Ridge

Konkapot Ridge is named for tribal leader, John Konkapot, and the connection of the Mohican people to their homelands. The Mt. Hunger trail provides vistas and a wooded ridgeline with interesting rock formations.

Tyringham, MA
1.4 miles, round trip
Difficulty: Moderate
Size: 1,728 acres
Special features: Part of the Berkshire Wildlife Linkage

Explore Mt. Hunger at Konkapot Ridge

Mount Darby

High-elevation woods filled with oak and mountain laurel, accessible by a road to the summit radio towers. Outstanding skiing.

Mount Washington, MA
Difficulty: Expert, No maintained trail
Size: 303 acres
Special features: Road to summit good for walking, skiing, sledding

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Old Mill Trail

The Old Mill Trail is your best way to get at the upper reaches of the Housatonic River.

Dalton and Hinsdale, MA
Entire trail: 3 miles
Accessible section: 1.4 miles
Difficulty: Accessible to easy
Size: 127 acres
Especially good in: Spring/Summer
Special features: fishing access and interpretive trail

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Olivia’s Overlook at Yokun Ridge South

Olivia’s Overlook is at the center of the Yokun Ridge South reserve and connects to The High Road.

Lenox, Richmond, Stockbridge, and West Stockbridge, MA
Over 6 miles of trail
Difficulty: Moderate
Size: 734 acres
Especially good in: Fall
Special features: Great views, Monks Pond, spring wildflowers, mountain laurel

Explore Olivia’s Overlook at Yokun Ridge South

Parsons Marsh

The gateway to Lenox’s Parsons Marsh, forested wetland, and quarry pond.

Lenox, MA
0.6-mile accessible trail, round-trip
Difficulty: Accessible
Size: 183 acres
Especially good in: Spring/Summer/Fall
Special features: Exceptional habitat for birding

Explore Parsons Marsh

Roche

Steep, wooded property that protects a section of high ground on Route 7

Lenox, MA
Difficulty: Difficult, No maintained trails
Size: 4 acres
Special features: Steep, rocky slopes

Explore Roche

Roosevelt

Forest and wetland in an ecologically rich corner of the Berkshires.

Washington, MA
Difficulty: Difficult, No maintained trails
Size: 106 acres
Special features: Unmarked wood roads, pretty hardwood forest

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Saunders Backlot

Small, remote wooded parcel, best accessed by adventurers and curiosity seekers.

Sheffield, MA
Difficulty: Difficult, No maintained trails
Size: 9 acres

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Seitz

Charming ridge-line, highlighted by great oaks and hemlocks.

West Stockbridge, MA
Difficulty: Difficult, No maintained trails
Size: 31 acres
Special features: Tall, stately red oaks

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Somers

Intact hardwood forest co-owned with the Monterey Preservation Land Trust

Monterey, MA
Difficulty: Difficult, No maintained trails
Size: 32 acres
Special features: Contiguous with thousands of acres of conservation land

Explore Somers

Steadman Pond at Konkapot Ridge

A beautiful setting for excellent bass fishing, bird watching, picnicking, and swimming.

Monterey and Tyringham, MA
0.25 miles, one-way
Difficulty: Easy
Size: 790 acres
Especially good in: Summer
Special Features: Tranquil pond with seeming infinite forest beyond

Explore Steadman Pond at Konkapot Ridge

Steepletop

Ideal for year-round activities. Woods range from an unusual patch of old-growth to quite young forest, managed for wildlife that require that habitat.

New Marlborough and Sandisfield, MA
5 miles of trails
Difficulty: Easy
Size: 1,230 acres
Especially good in: Spring/Winter
Special features: Expansive wetlands, miles of wood road

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Stevens Glen

A short hike brings you to one of Berkshire County’s most dramatic sights: Lenox Mountain Brook cascading down a steep rocky ravine.

Richmond and West Stockbridge, MA
1.2 miles round-trip; 1 hour
Difficulty: Moderate
Size: 129 acres
Especially good in: Spring
Special features: A waterfall through romantic rock cleft, a viewing platform with bench for reflection, and a deep hemlock forest.

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Suter Farm

Open fields, forests, a stream and wetlands. Visitors are welcome, but please respect the integrity of the organic farm operations.

New Marlborough and Sheffield, MA
Difficulty: Difficult, No maintained trails
Size: 152 acres
Special features: Working farm with gentle, walkable terrain

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Swan-Dunlap

Old field near the center of Monterey.

Monterey, MA
Difficulty: Difficult, No maintained trails
Size: 6 acres
Special features: Abandoned apple orchard

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Swann Road Properties

Mature hardwood forest co-owned with the Monterey Preservation Land Trust.

Monterey, MA
Difficulty: Difficult, No maintained trails
Size: 41 acres
Special features: Adjacent to thousands of acres of conservation land

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The Boulders

Explore more than six miles of trails plus the dramatic boulders that give the area its name and offer a vista to the west

Dalton, Lanesborough, and Pittsfield, MA
0.5 to 7 miles of trails
Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Size: 645 acres
Especially good in: Winter, Spring, Fall
Special features: Miles of excellent trails, beautiful tall trees, and the natural slides.

Explore The Boulders

The High Road: Yokun Ridge & Connecting Trails

Explore the trails with outstanding vistas and diverse habitats. The entire route is open to hiking and crosses properties of several different owners and the allowed uses vary on those segments.

Pittsfield, Richmond, Lenox, MA
Trail lengths: 0.4 to 9 miles
Trail difficulty: Moderate to Difficult
Special features: Outstanding vistas and diverse habitats

Explore The High Road: Yokun Ridge & Connecting Trails

Thomas & Palmer Brook

Wind through old pasture, a wetland, and mature forest to a dramatic high point of exposed bedrock.

Great Barrington, MA
2 miles of trails
Accessible section: 0.5 miles
Difficulty: Accessible to moderate
Size: 267 acres
Especially good in: Spring/Summer/Fall
Special features: Gorgeous views across wetlands, large sugar maples, geology

Explore Thomas & Palmer Brook

Threemile Hill & CHP Loop

Mature forest and pretty, open fields along Route 7.

Great Barrington, MA
Less than 5 miles, round-trip
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Size: 113 acres

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Undermountain Rest

A site to contemplate the stunning vista that is Parsons Marsh

Lenox, MA
Size: 1 acre
Special features: Gorgeous views across Parsons Marsh

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Whiting River

Rugged, romantic terrain just steps away from Campbell Falls

New Marlborough, MA
Difficulty: Difficult, no marked trails; rough terrain
Size: 45 acres
Special features: Adjacent to Campbell Falls State Park, Whiting River

Explore Whiting River

Widow White

Explore the high point of Potter Mountain where a brook has tunneled underground passages through karstic limestone rock.

Lanesborough, MA
Difficulty: Moderate, unmarked and steep terrain
Size: 270 acres
Special features: Limestone, 19th-century revenge graffiti carved into stone by a spurned suitor

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Williams River

Fine wildlife area with access to the Williams River and views over adjacent farmland.

Great Barrington, MA
Difficulty: Difficult, No maintained trails; rough terrain.
Size: 41 acres
Special features: Frontage on the Williams River, oak forest

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