Ferns and vine maples carpet the forest in gold and yellow. Mushrooms of hues from orange to red to purplish blue push up from the soil. It winds through the heart of the Berkshires, passing wild forests, Colonial homesteads and villages. Top fall-color spots include Whitcomb Summit, the detour to the summit of Mount Greylock and the Bridge of Flowers at Shelburne Falls. From a trail or a canoe, you can see the yellow bur marigolds that light up the bald cypress swamp.
Designated sections are open to horses and mountain bikes.
Sheltowee means Big Turtle, the nickname the Shawnee tribe gave Boone.