[Hidden-tech] Berkshires walking trails for "Walk the Talk" consultation?

[Jan Werner]

The Ashuwilliticook trail mentioned by Jeremy Dunn is an excellent 
choice. Some other suggestions:

The Mass Audubon Pleasant Valley sanctuary in Lenox, has a network of 
trails ranging from very easy to relatively rugged, all of them well 
marked (they also give you a map at the entrance). Admission is free for 
Mass Audubon members, $4 for non-members.
http://www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/Sanctuaries/Pleasant_Valley/index.php

Several of the museums have grounds that provide magnificent and 
extensive walking paths, if you don't mind paying admission. One 
advantage is that these will also have facilities available.

Chesterwood in Stockbridge has a woodland path that also is the setting 
for a sculpture show each summer (curated this year by Denise Markonish 
of Mass MoCA). $15, free for members of the National Trust for Historic 
Preservation and Stockbridge residents. 
http://www.chesterwood.org/Description2.html

Naumkeag, also in Stockbridge, has spectacular gardens. $12, free for 
members of the Trustees of Reservations. 
http://www.thetrustees.org/pages/335_naumkeag.cfm

I believe you can walk on the grounds of the Norman Rockwell museum in 
Stockbridge without paying admission to the museum itself, although they 
are not as extensive as the other two I mentioned. http://www.nrm.org

Jan Werner
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Marcia Yudkin wrote:
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> 
> Berkshires Hidden Tech-ers:
> 
> I have a new program called "Walk the Talk"
> (www.yudkin.com/walkthetalk.htm) and have someone coming from England
> to Lenox who wants to sign up.
> 
> The idea is that instead of sitting in an office or cafe, we do a
> consultation while walking.  What we need for this is a trail that is
> at least 3 miles long where it's not easy to get lost, that's
> relatively level or gently sloped, and where two people can easily
> walk abreast.
> 
> It can be either paved, like a bike trail, or unpaved, as long as
> it's not too rugged.
> 
> I'm familiar with Kennedy Park, where I've gone geocaching, and I'm
> wondering if anyone can suggest an alternate location within 15 miles
> of Lenox that fits the bill.  I remember the Kennedy Park trails as a
> bit hard to follow, but that might have been because I was trying to
> constantly switch trails rather than just follow one.
> 
> I did one of these consultations already on the Norwottock Rail Trail
> in Northampton and Hadley, which worked great, and have the
> Chesterfield Gorge trail, Notchview in Windsor and the Amherst
> section of the rail trail in mind for alternatives.
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Marcia Yudkin Goshen www.yudkin.com/walkthetalk.htm
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