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Northampton

MA · 42.3187, -72.6308

Route 112 Scenic Byway, Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) and Mohawk Trail - MA are 3 of 5 signed byways within 30 miles of Northampton, Massachusetts.

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From the east: take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) to exit 4, and get on Route 91 North. Take exit 18 and turn left.
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5 scenic drives near Northampton

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Northampton. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Mohawk Trail - MA

    National Scenic Byway · 18 mi out

    Runs through Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests.

  2. 02

    Connecticut River Byway

    National Scenic Byway · 30 mi out

    Runs through Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests and White Mountain National Forest.

  3. 03

    Route 112 Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 11 mi out

  4. 04

    Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)

    State scenic byway · 13 mi out

  5. 05

    Lost Villages Scenic Byway

    State scenic byway · 23 mi out

Day-trip loops

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Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Lookouts

Named places

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