| Outdoor Action Frosh Trip Routes |
| TRIP: | MA | Number: | 58 | ACTIVITY: | | hike |
| | LOCATION: | | Berkshires | STATE: | | MA |
| Sunday | Find AT east of Church. (When exiting church parking lot, turn right on Rt. 8. About |
| | 0.4 miles down Rt. 8 is the AT entrance.) Hike South on AT over the Cobbles to |
| | Crystal Mountain Campsite, camp. Watch for sidetrail to reach campsite (it is not |
| | marked). If you hit the powerlines, you've gone too far. Potentially little water, so be |
| | sure to have full nalgenes and maybe a chicken or two after getting off bus. |
| | Mileage1: | | 5 |
| | Water1: | | Side trail at Crystal Mountain campsite, dropoff site also (sign for water is after |
| | campsite), potentially three streams between cheshire and campsite. |
| | Campsite1: | | Crystal Mountain Campsite ( difficult to find, sign for campsite should be after |
| | overgrown Fire Rd. on right.) |
| Monday | GET OUT EARLY! Road crossings take time and cross carefuly. Hike south on AT |
| | across Rt. 9 through Dalton. At the trailhead in Dalton, follow the white blazes down |
| | Gulf Road, cross Park Ave to High Street. Follow High Street until it dead-ends at the |
| | jct of Rts. 8 and 9. Cross intersection (BE CAREFUL) and go East on Rt. 8. Turn |
| | Right onto Depot Street. From end of Depot St, cross Housatonic St onto dirt lumber- |
| | company driveway. Continue on AT to Kay Wood Shelter. Side trail leads 0.2 miles to |
| | Kay Wood Lean-to. |
| | Mileage2: | | 7.9 | Evac2: | | Jct of AT and Grange Hall-Robinson Rd |
| | Water2: | | Dalton, Grange Hall Road, Reservoir 1 mile west of road, Kay Wood Shelter |
| Campsite2: | | Kay Wood Shelter |
| Tuesday | Hike south on AT to October Mountain Shelter, camp. Start day with lots of water! |
| | Mileage3: | | 9 | Evac3: | | Jct of AT and Pittsfield Rd |
| | Water3: | | 0.7 miles west on Blotz Road, stream 1 mile south of Blotz Road, October Mountain |
| | Shelter |
| Campsite3: | | October Mountain Lean-to. (Sharing with MA59.) |
| Wednes | Hike south on AT to Upper Goose Pond camping area (side trail to camping area). |
| | Donation was already made to the MA AT committee. Show Mary Pat Yarusites (the |
| | caretaker) the letter enclosed in packet from Debbie Klaber if necessary. ONLY ONE |
| | PRINCETON GROUP CAN CAMP HERE AT A TIME. |
| | Mileage4: | | 9.3 | Evac4: | | Jct of AT and Rt 20 |
| | Water4: | | October Mountain Shelter, Finerty Pond, Upper Goose Pond |
| | Campsite4: | | Upper Goose Pond |
| Thursday | LONG DAY! Take AT south to over Baldy Mountain, cross Main Road in Tyringham |
| | over Cobble Hill (NO CAMPING ON COBBLE HILL) to Hop Brook area, camp in the |
| | meadow before the ascent up to Jerusalem Road. You can camp either .25 or 2 miles |
| | from Main Rd. Steep and slippery when wet - BE CAREFUL. At camp - beware |
| | porcupines. |
| | Mileage5: | | 9.9 | Evac5: | | Jct of AT and Jerusalem Rd |
| | Water5: | | Hop Brook |
| | Campsite5: | | Shaker Campsite. (Or, like '01, camp at pipeline clearing 1.5 miles before Shaker.) |
| Friday | Get out early because hike may take longer than expected. Hike back north on AT until you reach the jct with Jerusalem Road. Take a |
| | left. Walk 1/2 mile down Jerusalem Rd until you get to intersection with Main Road in Tyringham. The Post Office/Library is the big |
| | stone building on the Left. |
| | Mileage6: | | 2 | Total Mileage: | | 43.0999984 |
| | Return: | | Main Road in Tyringham, MA at the Post Office/Library Parking Lot |
| | Return Stop: | 2 | Return Bus: | 12 | Pickup Time: | 10:30 AM |