Loop 1 · 4 h window · 103 mi
3 h 51 loop · 2 stops · back by 7:50 PM. Incorporates Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20).
- Prospect Hill · 15 min
- Mount Tom · 15 min
Touches Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20), Route 112 Scenic Byway
Destinations · Massachusetts
Berkshires
MA · 42.1668, -73.1496
Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20), Route 112 Scenic Byway and Mount Greylock Scenic Byway are signed byways within 30 miles of Berkshires, Massachusetts.
Understand
Berkshire County is at the western extreme of Massachusetts and borders Rensselaer and Columbia counties in New York, Bennington County and Windham County in Southern Vermont, and the Litchfield Hills region of Connecticut. The Berkshires are the size of Rhode Island and offer year-round visitation. Their peak seasons are summer and fall.
The drives · Designated roads lead.
3 scenic drives near Berkshires
Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Berkshires. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.
- 01
Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
State scenic byway · 6 mi out
- 02
Route 112 Scenic Byway
State scenic byway · 15 mi out
- 03
Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
State scenic byway · 27 mi out
Day-trip loops
Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.
Loop 2 · 8 h window · 191 mi
7 h 56 loop · 8 stops · back by 7:56 PM. Incorporates Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20).
- Dave's Bench · 15 min
- Mount Frissell · 15 min
- Sheffield Covered Bridge · 10 min
- Bowman Hill · 15 min
- Turtle Rock · 15 min
- Pine Hill · 15 min
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument · 30 min
- Maori Head · 30 min
Touches Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Berkshires?
Byway's engine bakes two loops from Berkshires: 4 h, 103 miles, 2 stops; and 8 h, 191 miles, 8 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.
What is there to stop at on a day trip from Berkshires?
The 8 h loop stops at Dave's Bench, Mount Frissell, Sheffield Covered Bridge, Bowman Hill, Turtle Rock, Pine Hill, Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument and Maori Head. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) · 6 mi
- Route 112 Scenic Byway · 15 mi
- Mount Greylock Scenic Byway · 27 mi
Lookouts
Named places
- Morley Hill · 1 mi
- Bob's Way · 1 mi
- Chestnut Hill · 1 mi
- Abbey Hill · 2 mi
- Town Hill · 2 mi
- Allen Mountain · 2 mi
- Fawyer Reserve, Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC) · 2 mi
- Hunger Mountain · 2 mi
A day out of Berkshires, planned on real roads
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