Route description

               NORTH BERKSHIRE MAIN ROUTE NORTHBOUND,
                     LENOX TO VERMONT BORDER 


     DIST     INSTRUCTIONS                            BEAR BEAR ALTI-
STEP READ     **SIDE TRIP CONNECTION (Asterisks)      ING  ING  TUDE
     DOWN     Note (not capitalized)                  BACK FWD  FEET

   1   0.00   RIGHT on Rte 183 from Tanglewood gate    000  260  1096
              **Berkshire South route goes north
                on Under Mountain Rd

   2   0.08   BEAR RIGHT on Richmond Mountain Rd       080  270  1106
                Kripalu Center entrance at fork
              ROAD REPEATEDLY CROSSES LENOX-
                STOCKBRIDGE BORDER after turn

   3   1.17   LENOX ->RICHMOND                         050  230  1260
                 Richmond Mountain Rd becomes Lenox Rd

   4   1.71   Top of climb; scenic overlook            150  300  1394

   5   2.87   BEAR RIGHT at triangle                   135  000  1165

   6   3.36   STRAIGHT where East St goes right        180  000  1217

   7   3.64   CROSS Swamp Rd                           090  270  1122

   8   4.38   RIGHT on Rte 41                          080  000  1076

   9   6.97   BEAR LEFT on Dublin Rd                   260  005  1220

  10   7.94   RICHMOND -> HANCOCK                      200  010  1184

  11   8.56   RIGHT on Rte 20                          190  055  1198

  12   9.07   Hancock Shaker Village museum            260  080  1178
              HANCOCK -> PITTSFIELD at museum

  13  10.94   BEAR LEFT on Hungerford St               240  040  1063

  14  11.17   LEFT on Fort Hill Av                     220  340  1043

  15  12.16   RIGHT on West St                         190  100  1119
              **SIDE TRIP 8: Left on West St

  16  13.19   LEFT on Valentine Rd                     280  010  1063

  17  14.35   LEFT on Onota Lake Boulevard into        200  280  1161
                Burbank Park

  18  14.73   RIGHT on Lakeview Drive along lake       090  000  1083

  19  15.50   LEFT on Peck's Rd                        225  305  1083

  20  16.08   Dan Casey Memorial Dr (causeway) on left 170  350  1083
              **SIDE TRIP 8 rejoins route

  21  17.07   PITTSFIELD -> LANESBOROUGH               190  010  1132
                Peck's Rd becomes Balance Rock Rd

  22  18.21   BEAR LEFT on Ore Bed Rd (dirt road)      270  030  1171
                where Balance Rock Rd turns right
              **No-dirt alternate: Balance Rock Rd,
                left on Bull HILL Rd, left on Rte 7

  23  18.59   HARD RIGHT on Miner Rd (dirt road)       180  135  1165

  24  19.48   BEAR RIGHT where Goodell Rd bears left   220  080  1184
                (Goodell -> better crossing of Rte 7?)

  25  20.15   LEFT onto Rte 7                          305  035  1119
              **END of the no-dirt alternate.  What's
                a little dirt compared with that hill?

  26  22.28   **SIDE TRIP 9: Bear right on North       195  340  1171
                Main Street and be prepared to CLIMB

  27  22.52   BEAR LEFT on Bailey Rd                   150  275  1188
              **Straight for Rte 7 shortcut

  28  25.04   LEFT on Brodie Mountain Rd               140  260  1552

  29  25.41   Top of climb                             100  280  1637

  30  25.99   LANESBOROUGH -> HANCOCK                  100  280  1460

  31  26.49   STRAIGHT: Whitman Rd to right is steep!  065  245  1319

  32  27.93   RIGHT on Rte 43                          090  020  1138
              **Left on 43 to connect with New
                York bicycle touring route

  33  29.38   Whitman Rd shortcut rejoins from right   215  035  1250

  34  33.29   HANCOCK -> WILLIAMSTOWN                  190  010  1060

  35  36.32   CROSS Rte 7 onto Green River Rd          235  055   869
              **Rte 7 shortcut rejoins from right

  36  38.68   Mt Hope Park on right                    255  025   755

  37  40.00   STRAIGHT past Gale Rd on left            190  010   699
              **SIDE TRIP 10: left on Gale Rd
                Green River Rd becomes Water St
                approaching Williamstown

  38  41.03   RIGHT on Rte 2                           190  100   663
                Williams College 1 block to left
                on Rte 2

  39  42.50   WILLIAMSTOWN -> NORTH ADAMS              275  095   617

  40  42.86   LEFT on Ashton Ave                       280  000   633

  41  43.23   RIGHT on Massachusetts Av                220  095   630

  42  44.63   BEAR RIGHT onto Roberts Dr               275  110   682

  43  44.88   LEFT onto Rte 2                          000  080   666

  44  45.17   **SIDE TRIP 9 rejoins route from         265  095   666
                Notch Road on right

  45  46.26   RIGHT on Main St before underpass        270  120   735
                and go down hill (L on Bridge, R on
                River, L on Marshall if signals?)

  46  46.39   LEFT onto Marshall St, under overpass    180  000   702

  47  46.65   CROSS River St: Marshall St becomes      270  000   696
                Houghton St

  48  47.66   CROSS West Rd; Houghton St becomes       220  040  1076
                Cross Rd

  49  48.28   LEFT on Middle Rd                        290  020  1053

  50  49.82   Clarksburg State Park entrance           250  070  1109

  51  50.00   LEFT on Rte 8                            260  010  1086

  52  50.55   CLARKSBURG, MA -> STAMFORD, VT           190  350  1086

Route description