Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-10
SCENIC CHARM LIES
IN THE BERKSH|RES
Automobile Club Lists Routes
Leading Into Romantic Sec
ton of Massachusetts.

The western part Of Massachusetts,
from the Connecticut line to the Yer
mont line has long been famous as q
region of great scenic charm. This
section Is known as the Berkshire
Hills, which are part of the great APP
palachian Mountain Range, which
stretches across the Eastern part of
the country. These hills are very diff
ferent in character, however, from the
rest of the range. Their charm is
unique; and in atmosphere they re-
semble the lake country of England far
more than they do the Appalachian
or the White Mountains, which they
link together.
A trip up to the Berkshire Hills is
one of real enjoyment and the urge to
return several times year always re-
mains. The region is ideal, Spring,
Summer and Fall.
In this article the Automobile Club
of America has outlined various routes
not only from New York City into the
Berkshire Hills for short week end
trips, but also routes from other parts
of New England so that motorists can
also plan to include this region in their
itineraries when making their usual
vacation trip.
Attractive New York Route.
From New York one round trip that
the motorist will find attractive Is to
follow the Albany Post road, Route
No. 9, os1t Of the city and north
along the Hudson River through
Yonkers, Tarrytown, Peekskill, Pough-
keepsie, Red Hook, Hudson and East
Greenbush into Troy. From here the
Taconic Trail over Petersburg Noun
tain should be used into Williamstown.
This road has been opened only a few
years and Is an extremely scenic drive.
Then from Williamstown the Mohawk
Trail, opened late last Fall, after being
under construction all Summer, may
again be taken to Greenfield. The
beauty of this far-famed trail Is well
known From Greenfield turn south
along the Connecticut River Valley into
South Deerfield. Cross the river here
into Sunderland and run via Hillsboro
into Amherst, the home Of the college
of the same name and also of the Mas
sachusetts Agriculture College. From
the river again into Northampton, the
home Of Smith College, and then over
the Berkshire Trail through Leeds,
Windsor and Dalton into Pittsfield.
From PittS1eld turn south through the
famous villages Of the Berkshire region
-Lenox, Stockbridge and Great Bar
rington into Canaan, Conn. From here
run over to Norfolk, then through
South Norfolk into Torrington, and
down the Naugatuck Valley into Water
bury, from here through Naugatuck
and Derby into New Haven, and then
home along the Post Road via Bridge
port, Norwalk. Stamford and Green
wich.
Another Scenic Route.
Another scenic route and one that is
very popular leading into the Berk-
shire Hills lies out from New York along
the Albany Post Road as before up to
Poughkeepsie, and there turns inland
through Pleasant Valley and Mill
brook into Armenia, and then through
Sharon, Lakesville, to Salisbury, and
then up the Under Mountain road into
South Egremont and over to Great
Darlington. This route could be used
instead of the one to Troy, and the
motor1st could run from Great Bar
rington up through Stockbridge, Lenox,
Pittsfleld and past Pontoosuc Lake to
Wlliamstown. Here one could, &C
cording to individual desires, turn
either westward for the trip to Troy
over the Taconic Trail and back to New
York along the Hudson River, or east
North Adams, Charlemont and Shell
bourne Falls to Greenfield, then down
through Amherst to Northampton, and
down the College Highway to New
Haven and back to the Boston Post
Road.
Another extension Of the trip that
could be made would be to go from
Greenfield eastward along Route 2
through Millers Falls and Orange and
Athol to Templeton. The motorist who
has left Troy or Williamstown in the
morning and taken a leisurely trip over
the Mohawk Trail, stopping often at the
various SUBMITS and other interesting
points along the way, will find Temple
ton an ideal place to spend the night.
The next morning one can retrace al
most to Athol and then go south on
Route 80 through Petersham, Barre,
Hardwick and Ware to Palmer on Route
20. There Is little travel on this road
and the scenery through here IL excep-
tionally beautiful, as the route runs