Hiking in Berkshire County is great but there are also some wonderful hikes available in Columbia and Rensselaer Counties across the New York state line. We will explore properties of the Columbia Land Conservancy and Hudson Taconic Lands with a variety of landscapes that include rushing waters, rolling grassland, and majestic 360-degree views.

All of the hikes will be approximately three miles. Two of the hikes are considered Easy to Moderate but three of the hikes are considered Moderate to Hard involving steep ascents and uneven paths with lots of rocks and roots. 

Larry Bennett is semi-retired from a first career in refrigeration and a second career in public radio. He moved from his native Kansas to upstate New York in 2016 where he enjoys gardening, bicycling, and learning about mushrooms. He volunteers for the New Lebanon Climate Smart Communities bike recycling program and at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting of South Berkshire.

Amy Whitworth moved to Great Barrington after finding her way here several years ago on a pilgrimage of old growth forests that led her to several of the forests in the Berkshires.  She has been a life-long, avid hiker, exploring much of the West and now the Northeast.  She recently retired from teaching philosophy and in this new chapter her life is enjoying reading and writing, hiking and kayaking and biking in the Berkshires and taking advantage of the wonderful cultural events here.

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