Appalachian Trail Trailhead - Rockwell Road
Mount Greylock State Reservation
Williamstown, MA
Snowshoeing | Hiking
Roaring Brook Trailhead Roaring Brook Road, Williamstown, MA
Managed by
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Part of
Mount Greylock State Reservation
Allowed Uses & Features
Information
- Dogs allowed - Leashed
- Free
- Parking
The rolling green Berkshires with a clear blue sky.
- Public Land
- Private Land
- Bus Route
- Trail
- Major Trail
About Roaring Brook Trailhead
The Roaring Brook Trailhead leads to an expansive hiking area in Mount Greylock State Reservation. Overall, hikers will have many options for an enjoyable day of outdoor recreation. Two trails leave from the trailhead: the Roaring Brook Trail and the Stony Ledge Ski Trail. Both of these trails offer strenuous hikes and provide access to other parts of the reservation. The Roaring Brook trail is 1.9 miles, while the Stony Ledge Trail is 5.1 miles.
The Stony Ledge Ski Trail begins on a steep incline as it travels through a Western Massachusetts forest ecosystem. Local wildlife species are often visible on this hike, and the trail is well-known for its abundant wildflowers in early spring. Eventually, the forest opens onto Stony Ledge, where visitors will find a large field with scenic views of the Berkshires. When the weather cools in autumn, this overlook showcases fall colors as they burst along the mountainside.
The Roaring Brook Trail, similarly, steeply climbs through the forest. While hiking near the top of the path, visitors can follow a narrow side trail to Deer Hill Falls. Then, continuing on the Roaring Brook Trail, visitors will arrive at the Sperry Road Campground: a researvable hike in back-country experience with group sites and toilets.
Sperry Road Campground is temproarily closed for renovations and upgrades.
Visitors will find parking for the trailhead in a small parking area on the side of Roaring Brook Road.
The State Reservation is open for hunting from October to May; however, it is prohibited within the Summit's War Memorial Park any time of the year.
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Features- Accessible Parking
- Adaptive Device Trail
This site has a flat, packed gravel parking lot with no designated parking spaces. There are very few small, loose rocks in the parking lot. The trailhead is connected to the parking lot. The trail is flat for its duration and made of dirt. There is a small wooden plank (3 feet wide) crossing a river at the start of the trail, that requires going up a 1" bump. The trail is 4 feet wide. There is a non-accessible picnic table at the trailhead.
The dirt road that leads to the parking lot and trailhead.
The packed gravel parking lot.
The non-accessible picnic table at the trailhead.
The dirt trail, 4-feet-wide.
A wooden plank crossing over some mud.
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