I’ve started a new series of hikes using public transportation leaving from Northampton, Massachusetts. Our second hike was Saturday, November 14, 2015 – details below. You can also follow the series on the PVPTH Facebook page.
East Mountain & Holyoke Community College Trails
- Difficulty: Hard –
hills with some steep climbs, navigating unmarked trails. Also difficult to alert the bus driver to the right spot to be dropped off at. - Distance: About 4 miles.
- Transit: PVTA R41 (schedule , map) from the Academy of Music, 274 Main St, Northampton, MA 01060. $1.25 each way.
Meet Saturday 11/14 at 1 p.m. at the Academy of Music – we’ll take the R41 bus through Easthampton and get off on Rt. 141 in Holyoke across from the entrance to the Whiting Reservoir Trail Head. We’ll hike south on the New England/M&M Trail, climb the northern end of East Mountain and connect to the Holyoke Community College (HCC) trail system, catching the bus back from HCC at 4:10 pm, arriving in Northampton by 4:50 pm. Blaze orange is recommended as it is bow hunting season for deer.