Ashuwillticook Rail Trail, Cheshire

Name: Ashuwillticook Rail Trail
Address: A 10-foot wide, 11 mile paved rail trail path, Cheshire, United States

#1 among attractions in Cheshire

Top attraction, Park, Relax in park

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The Ashuwillticook Rail Trail is a rail trail built on a former railroad corridor that runs parallel to Route 8 through the towns of Cheshire, Lanesborough and Adams, Massachusetts and is used for biking, walking, roller-blading, and jogging. The trail is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. Its first two phases opened in 2001 and 2004, with a 1.2-mile northerly extension added in 2017. A 1.5 miles extension is being built South from the old Berkshire Mall to Crane Ave. It is expected to open in the spring of 2022. ()

Length: 12.2 miElevation: 965 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°33'13"N, 73°9'56"W

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A 10-foot wide, 11 mile paved rail trail pathCheshire United States

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Ashuwillticook Rail Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Berkshire Mall, Quaker Meetinghouse, Forest Park Country Club, Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum.

4.7 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Berkshire Mall, Lanesborough
120 min walk • Berkshire Mall was a shopping mall located in Lanesborough, Massachusetts outside Pittsfield. The mall was built in 1988 and closed in 2019. It could be reached from both Route 8 and U.S. Route 7. Currently the malls one tenant is Target.
5.5 miN
Church
Quaker Meetinghouse, Adams
140 min walk • The East Hoosac Quaker Meetinghouse is an historic Quaker meeting house in Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The meetinghouse's construction dates to the early 1780s. It now occupies a prominent position within the Maple Street Cemetery, the first burial ground in Adams.
5 miNE
Golf
Forest Park Country Club, Adams
128 min walk • Forest Park Country Club is a public golf course located in Adams, Massachusetts, United States.
5.4 miNE
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum, Adams
137 min walk • The Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum is a historic house museum at 67 East Road in Adams, Massachusetts. It is notable as the birthplace of suffragist Susan B. Anthony in 1820 and for its association with early educators and industrialists in Adams. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
5.4 miSW
42°29'50"N • 73°14'15"W
Baker's Golf Center, Lanesborough
137 min walk • Mini golf, Golf
7.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Onota, Pittsfield
190 min walk • Lake Onota is located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It is 617 acres in area, located entirely in the City of Pittsfield and is owned by it.
4.6 miN
Natural attraction, Mountain
Saddle Ball Mountain, Mount Greylock State Reservation
117 min walk • Located in Berkshire County, Saddle Ball Mountain is the 2nd highest peak in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Other than the Mount Greylock summit itself, Saddle Ball is the highest in a series of four outcroppings or lobes along the southern ridge of the Mount Greylock Range.
5.6 miNE
Church
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Adams
143 min walk • St. Stanislaus Kostka Church is a mission church designated for Polish immigrants in Adams, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in December 1902, it is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts.
5.4 miN
Cemetery
Maple Street Cemetery, Adams
139 min walk • Maple Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Maple Street in Adams, Massachusetts. Established about 1760, it is the town's oldest cemetery, serving as a burying ground for its early Quaker settlers, as well as for some of its prominent 19th-century citizens.
~910 ftNE
Hiking trail, Outdoor activities, Park
Ashuwillticook Rail Trail, Adams
5 min walk • The Ashuwillticook Rail Trail is a rail trail built on a former railroad corridor that runs parallel to Route 8 through the towns of Cheshire, Lanesborough and Adams, Massachusetts and is used for biking, walking, roller-blading, and jogging.
0.6 miN
Library, City hall
Cheshire Town Hall Complex, Cheshire
15 min walk • The Cheshire Town Hall Complex is a three-building set of municipal structures at the junction of Church and Depot Streets in Cheshire, Massachusetts.