See a forest of ancient hemlocks. Drive south on Rt. 2 to the A Frame Bakery; turn right with Rt. 2 (the Taconic Trail). Drive ½ mile to Torrey Woods Rd. on the left. At the intersection, turn immediately left into a parking area.
Approximate location: {42.689193,-73.238052}
7 - Fitch Trail
See ancient maples. Drive south on Rt. 2 to Bee Hill Rd. Uphill 1 mile on Bee Hill Rd. to a parking turnoff on the right. Take the Fitch Trail to the top of Bee Hill.
Approximate location: Bee Hill Road, Williamstown, MA, USA
8 - Lower Linear Park
Linear Park cottonwoods
Drive east on Rt. 2 just past Aubuchon’s Hardware, and turn left into Linear Park. Park at the tennis court, where you can see a big black walnut and a sycamore. Take the trail in to the Green River, and follow the B. Barnett Riverside Trail upstream along the riverbank to see a number of huge cottonwoods and sycamores.
Approximate location: Lower Linear Park, Williamstown, MA, USA
9 - Stone Hill Trails
Drive to the Lunder Center parking lot at the Clark Art Institute, and follow Stone Hill Rd. uphill, past the stone bench, and past the turnoff to the Kite Hill Trail. A very big red oak and American elm are in the hedgerow on your right.
Approximate location: Lunder Center at Stone Hill, Williamstown, MA, USA
10 - Deer Hill Trail (in the Greylock Reservation)
Zoom in to separate overlapping markers on the map.
Please note that these trees are spread across the Williamstown area and some involve a walk or hike into a conservation area. The directions that are provided assume you are starting in downtown Williamstown and are not intended to go from site to site directly.
1 – Gale Road
You can see a line of more than 70 white pines planted by Robert Cluett who built a large house on the property in 1905.
2 – Northwest Hill Road
A. L. Hopkins planted red oaks on either side of the road, from the entrance to Hopkins Memorial Forest to the top of the hill in 1912.
3 – Southlawn Cemetery
Ancient maples line the northern boundary of Southlawn Cemetary.
4 – Bridges Road
In front of 203 Bridges Rd. (west of White Oaks Rd.) you can see what is probably the largest white oak in town.
The following are trailheads where you can hike in to see the trees.
5 – Hopkins Memorial Forest
The Hopkins Memorial Forest Sugar House
You can see large maples and oaks. Take the lower loop trail to the right, to the Sugar House to see the HMF sugarbush.
6 – Torrey Woods Trails
See a forest of ancient hemlocks. Drive south on Rt. 2 to the A Frame Bakery; turn right with Rt. 2 (the Taconic Trail). Drive ½ mile to Torrey Woods Rd. on the left. At the intersection, turn immediately left into a parking area.
7 – Fitch Trail
See ancient maples. Drive south on Rt. 2 to Bee Hill Rd. Uphill 1 mile on Bee Hill Rd. to a parking turnoff on the right. Take the Fitch Trail to the top of Bee Hill.
8 – Lower Linear Park
Linear Park cottonwoods
Drive east on Rt. 2 just past Aubuchon’s Hardware, and turn left into Linear Park. Park at the tennis court, where you can see a big black walnut and a sycamore. Take the trail in to the Green River, and follow the B. Barnett Riverside Trail upstream along the riverbank to see a number of huge cottonwoods and sycamores.
9 – Stone Hill Trails
Drive to the Lunder Center parking lot at the Clark Art Institute, and follow Stone Hill Rd. uphill, past the stone bench, and past the turnoff to the Kite Hill Trail. A very big red oak and American elm are in the hedgerow on your right.
10 – Deer Hill Trail (in the Greylock Reservation)
See huge and old eastern hemlocks.
11 – Overlook Trail (in the Greylock Reservation)
See a famous stand of old-growth red spruce. They can also be seen, at a distance, from Stony Ledge.
