Perfect fall day at Mt Greylock
This was my first solo hike. My daughter helped me plan the safest route for me to do alone. I woke before 5am and left…
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6 of 6 top of Massachusetts
My friend and I started this hike at Bellows Pipe Trail. This trail has gradual ascend and meets Appalachian trail near the summit (around 3…
Another day on the top..
We started this hike at Bellows Pipe trail, trail meets Appalachian trail near summit. After enjoying views from the summit and War memorial tower we…
Mount Greylock, MA
This was our final peak to finish the challenge and we wished we had done it first. Easy hike, not much to see on the…
The Grey Lady
The second leg on the journey and the 2nd hike of the day. Have only been given 5 days from wife and work manager. The…
She did it with me – small but powerful
Wow, I can’t believe I did this 😳. Started off at 8:37 am after not sleeping the night before and a two hour drive to…
Say what trail Mt. Greylock
The written description says to take Gould and Thunderbolt trails but when you zoom in on the map it has Gould, AT trail and bellows…
1st Hike of 2019
Long slog up the mountain, sweaty with several stops to put my heart back in my chest. It is a tough ascent! 1st timers can…
Hot Greylock!
A little hotter than expected but cooled off as I reached the top. Forgot about food being sold at the Lodge on the summit. An…
Castle Greylock
I paused on the “bugs” question. There were zero on the way up, but I’m still nursing some mighty “no see um” bites from the…
A Night on Mount Greylock
My third trip to the summit of Mount Greylock and I love it even more each time. Camped at the Mount Greylock State Reservation sites…
Mount Greylock Summit
June 23th I started my third hike for Six Pack of Peaks: New England on the Appalachian Trail South from Pattison Rd. Trailhead parking lot…
One Hail of a Hike
Beautiful day. Summit was clear. Experienced a storm on the way down including HAIL!
On the road again
Third weekend in a row on the road with Beau and Vegas trying to complete the challenge. Another beautiful day with temps in the mid…
Mount Greylock
Overall the trail conditions were good though there was mud and streams running over the trail in some places. There were some waterfalls near the…
Mount Greylock
Overall the trail conditions were good though there was mud and streams running over the trail in some places. There were some waterfalls near the…
Painful descent for a warm-up!
Great hiking conditions, warm but not too hot. Bugs were a pain when you stopped so we had to spray. The weather was dry and…
Melville, Hawthorne and Thoreau were there
Okay, Melville, Hawthorne and Throeau weren’t there that day, but at one point they were! Hike was great. It was in the 60’s to start…
Thunderbolt or Bust
Two weeks ago we hiked in 36 degree weather with snow on Bear Mountain, CT. Today, just two weeks later, 81 degrees and a refreshing…
Perhaps We should Have Taken a Left Back There
My husband and I started hiking relatively early in the day. Our first leg was up a steep ski trail and it was very hot,…
Mount Greylock
Typical New England mud season, but nothing you can’t walk through. Bugs on Thunderbolt were beyond annoying, but when off this specific trail they were…
April Hail
I Called Mount Greylock State Reservation enrte. to the mountain at (413) 499-4262 (here is an alternate # [(413) 499-4263] to inquire about trail conditions…
It felt like hiking in Narnia!
Definitely an epic hike! It was snowing, wind was howling, and the views were incredible. The transition from hiking on leaves to snow was magical.
Black Bear
The trails were good until the last half mile to the summit. They was ice making it slippery. Yak tracks were helpful to navigate the…
Black Bear
The trails were good until the last half mile to the summit. They was ice making it slippery. Yak tracks were helpful to navigate the…
Mt Greylock- Snow, Ice, and Bear
I called in advance about the conditions. The Ranger let me know that snow and ice was still found on trails. We brought Yak Shoes…
March Greylock Summit
Great trail ! Very windy at the top which looked to have blown all the snow off as the peak was snow free. We enjoyed…
Greylock – this time a winter hike!
Fun hike up to Greylock summit in winter conditions! Deep snow and ice at the top, but the sun cane out for a few minutes.
Bluebird Day on Greylock
Top 10 day to be hiking on the mountain. Deep blue skies and powdery white snow greeting our group for this energizing hike from the…
Greylock
Started the trail at 10:30, at the junction of the bellows pipe / thunderbolt road trails. There was about 6-12 inches of snow on the…
Winter Greylock
Ice and snow covered all the way to the summit. Microspikes highly recommended. Hiking poles would help as well, especially for the descent .
Mount Greylock
I wanted to take advantage of the cooler temps and the fact that it wasn’t raining (since it’s supposed to do that for the next…
Greylock the Hard Way
Great hike up the very challenging Thunder Bolt trail. Very hot and humid. I was completely soaked in sweat.
Nice Hike
This was a very enjoyable hike, the weather was perfect and the trail was great! We headed up the Jones Nose Trail which began with…
Gracious Greylock
Greylock is the highest peak in my home state of Massachusetts. The weather was beautiful, sun, dry about 75* for the hike. After hiking Katahdin…
Wrong Turn
i’m not one for words but normally its the views that make the trip worth it… this time for me it was the memorial and…
Best Views in Massachusetts
Did the Gould Trail up and back. It was supposed to be a 6.6 mi loop round trip, but was around 7.0 with extra walking…
Afternoon Delight
Incredible hike! Perfect weather, beautiful views, fabulous company, and an overnight stay in historic Bascom Lodge at the summit. Be aware that the Thunderbolt route…
Mt Greylock
Hot and steep – but definitely manageable with plenty of plateaus. STUNNING at the peak, got to head inside and to the top of the…
A Beacon for Peace
We were expecting to have thunderstorms late morning as we started our journey up the ski trails of Mt Greylock. Knowing the expected conditions of…
The maze of Mount Greylock
With the weather forecast showing rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon we had our rain gear and started on the Bellows Pipe trail then over…
Hiking with Bella
Hike 2 of 6 was a fun day trip with my hiking buddy, Hannah and her dog Bella. We met some great college kids on…
The Wizarding World of Mount Greylock
This hike was an important one for me for a few reasons: One being that back at the end of April, some friends of mine…
A lovely day to hike Mount Grey-lock
It was a beautiful day for a hike, a little muggy but an amazing way to spend my day. Having just decided to take the…
Nightwalk to sunset
06/08/2018 Just made it up the mountain in time for the amazing sunset ? New England Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge #hike 1/6 (Mt. Greylock) #hikingadventures…
