The New York herald., 1921-07-31
MOTORING THROUGH
THE BERKSHIRES
Many Short Trips Can Be
Made From Williams
town.

One Of the most delightful places In
the Berkshires to spend the summer
months is winiamstown. Good roads
radiate in all directions and the geo.
graphical situation of the town is ideal
for motorists wishing to locate centre
from which to make one-day trips
through the charming scenic country Of
western Massachusetts,
There are so many of these short
motor trips that start from williams :
town and cover from seventy i've to
100 miles each that the motorist can
make a run each day for two weeks
without going over the same road twice,
The Bureau Of Tours Of the Auto
mobile Club Of America, through o. M.
Wells. chief roadman, for this weeks
tour. provides description of the run
to Willianstown from New York city
ana supplements this with an outline
Of few OF the many enjoyable side
trips.
All tho trunk lines going north to
Williarnstown from New York are In
excellent condition at the present tirne
excepting for few short s.retches that
are now In tho process of construction.
The most direct route Is to follow the
inside trunk line to the Berkshires by
going to Dobbs Ferry. then through
Briarcliff. Yorktown Heights, Carmel.
Pawling. Armenia, Sharon. Lakeville and
Salisbury to Canaan. where the Maui
gatuck Valley route Is Joined, then
continue north through Sheffield, Great
Darlington. Stockbridge, Lenox. Pitts
held and North Adams to Williams
town. 176 miles.
The Naugatuck Valley route Is very
popular. One along the Shore Road
through New Rochelle. Rye. Stamford
Norwalk and Bridgeport to stratford
and then north through Shelton, Derby,
Seymour and Naugatyck to Waterbury:
the other route. not quite so congested
with heavy trafic. runs north to White
Plains. then through Armonk, Bedford
South Salem, Ridgeneld, Danbury, New
town, Southbury and Middlebury to
Waterbury. From Waterbury go north
and join the Berkshires trunk line
through Thomaston. Torrington and
Norfolk to Canaan.
The Albany Post Road can be followed
through Poughkeepsie, Hudson and
Rensselaer, to Troy. where the route
turns east to Williamstown or cross
connection can be made from Pough-
keepsie through Millbrook to Armenia
and from Hudson through Hillsdale and
South Egremont to Great harrington.
line to Stockbridge and Lenox From
Albany through Nassau and West Leba-
non over Lebanon Mountain TO Pitts
field. From Troy either via Hancock
and South Williamstown or through
Hoosick and Bennington south to WILL
Jamestown.
The Mohawk Trail always makes an
attractive and popular motor route The
start is made from Williamstown and
the road follows east through North
Adams and over the trail to Greenfield.
which is Just thirty eight miles from
Williamstown and an excellent place for
a luncheon stop. The return can be
made by retracing this road. which gives
the view quite a different aspect. A
change can be made by running south
along the Deerfeld River to Deerfield
then west through Conway and Ashfield
to Lithia- From Lithia go west through
Cummington. West Cummington, East
Windsor. Windsor and Dalton to Colts
vile and there turn north through Berk-
shires. Cheshire and Adams to North
Adams and back to williamstown.
pretty trip goes north from Will
liamstown over Pownal Hill TO Benninr-
ton. then west through Hoosick. Potter
Fill. Boyntonville. Pittstown, Hayners-
vile and Brunswick to Troy. stopping at
Troy for lunch and returning via Con-
gress avenue to Wynantskill, Averill
Park. Sand Lake, Alps. stephentown,
Hancock and through South Williams
town to Williamstown.
There Is also an interesting run over
good roads from Williamstown to Man
chester. returning the same way. Every
motorist should so through the heaxt of
the. Berkshires. providing they are Stop
ping at Williamstown. by running over
to North Adams then south to Pitts
field, Lenox and Stockbridge to Great
Darlington, returning through Housa-
tonic. Glendale. Interlaleen and Lenox
to Pittsfield; or the route can be con-
tinued straight north from Glendale to