Berkshire Bike Path Council

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Berkshire Bike Path Council Home Page

Advocating bike path development in Berkshire County Massachusetts

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Please use our site as a resource to help use and develop bike paths in Berkshire County.

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Bicycling in the Berkshires

Berkshire Bike Path Council Vision
The Berkshire Bike Path Council is working to promote the establishment of a Vermont to Connecticut multi-use recreational path of approximately 75 miles. The border to border trail will utilize railway corridors and related off-road bike paths where possible along with on-road bike lanes. Through the involvement of community groups and towns the trail will extend from the Vermont border in Williamstown south through North Adams, Adams, Cheshire, Lanesboro, Pittsfield, Lenox, Stockbridge, Lee, Great Barrington and Sheffield to the Connecticut border. This primary north-south route will serve as the central spine for secondary connections with diverse destinations, including schools, businesses, community centers, transportation links, recreational opportunities and other points of interest.

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Fall and the Ashuwillticook

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Berkshire Bike Path Council
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Berkshire County Bike Path Projects

Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) is coordinating all Berkshire County bike planning efforts. An overview of current bike path projects can be found at the BRPC website Bike Trail Planning.

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NORTH COUNTY NEWS
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CONGRESSMAN OLVER AND THE BERKSHIRE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION ANNOUNCE $560,800 NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS GRANT FOR NORTH COUNTY BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN PATH

WASHINGTON, DC - April 29, 2011
Congressman John Olver and the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, on behalf of the Town of Williamstown and the City of North Adams, were awarded a $560,800 grant from the National Scenic Byways Grant Program to further the development of a North County bicycle/pedestrian path that will link the two downtowns. The route will roughly parallel the Hoosic River and Route 2, which is also known as the Mohawk Trail Scenic Byway. As envisioned, the path will be an accessible and mostly off-road recreational route, similar to the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail that travels between Lanesborough and Adams.

"This funding brings the Berkshire Bike Path one step closer to completion. This money will pay for the design work for the bike path from Williamstown to North Adams and is a big part to finishing off the northern Berkshire section of the path. I am very pleased to see this project moving forward," said Congressman John Olver.

The federal award is for $560,800, with an anticipated $140,200 match from the state. This grant builds upon a previous grant that identified preliminary routes for the bike path to follow between the two downtown areas.

"This is a great win for the residents and bike enthusiasts in North County who have been working for several years now on identifying possible routes for a bike path," said Nat Karns, Executive Director of the BRPC. "This funding will help pay for engineering in the Williamstown end of the route and also support efforts to locate the final route through North Adams. We're pleased to have been awarded this grant in a time when there is so much competition for funding. We appreciate the support that Congressman Olver has given to this application."

South County News
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Southern Berkshire County bike route broucher

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Generously supported by:

Town of Great Barrington
Town of Lee
Town of Lenox
Town of Sheffield
Town of Stockbridge

Berkshire Bike Patch Council
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission
Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area

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Frequent Asked Questions

Where are places to stay in the Berkshires?
     visit Berkshire Visitors Bureau or send email

Where can I rent bicycles?
      See Local Bicycle Shops

Where can I find a map of the Ashuwillticook?
See   Ashuwillticook Rail Trail Map and parking locations

    Parking Location Maps and Pictures
    Berkshire Mall Parking    Map, Picture 48 parking spaces
    Farnams Parking            Map, Picture 35 parking spaces
    Cheshire Parking            Map, Picture 16 parking spaces
    Russell Field Parking       Map, Picture 35 parking spaces
    Berkshire Visitors Bureau
    Berkshire Visitors Bureau Parking Map, Picture
                          Spaces in Town Parking lot

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