Berkshires Trails Along the Housatonic River
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Explore the map in the DocentPro app7 parks in Massachusetts: Old Mill Trail, Mass Audubon Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary, Mary V. Flynn Trail, and 4 more. Every place is verified on Google Maps, featured in a web post.
Old Mill Trail
Hiking area
4.6
• Follows the clean water of the Housatonic River East Branch • 1.5-mile trail, wheelchair accessible for roughly the first half • Features the site of Plunkett Brothers Mill, an 1851 woolen mill
Mass Audubon Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary
Wildlife refuge
4.6
• 1-mile trail through meadows and woods at Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary • Starts as a broad mowed swath through marshes, crosses a small bridge • Known for a variety of wildlife including beavers and birds
Mary V. Flynn Trail
Hiking area
4.5
• Easiest of three trails created by Laurel Hill Association, sharing a trailhead • Technically wheelchair accessible, though conditions may vary • Follows the railbed of the Berkshire Street Railway trolley line
Housatonic Flats Reserve
Hiking area
4.4
• Easy, roughly 1-mile loop through a silver maple floodplain forest • Popular for butterfly and migratory bird watching • Open to fishing and hunting; wear bright colors in fall
River Walk
Park
4.4
• Community treasure, developed with over 2,700 volunteers removing debris • Upstream portion has staircases and crushed gravel trail with safety fencing • Downstream portion is wheelchair accessible and dedicated to W.E.B. Du Bois
Berkshire Corporation
Manufacturer
• Parking lot serves as a trailhead for the downstream portion of the River Walk
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Church
4.4
• Parking lot serves as a trailhead for the upstream portion of the River Walk
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