Archive for the ‘Chesterfield’ Category

The Chesterfield General Store is located at 432 Main Road (Route 143) in Chesterfield. It’s a good place to go to get a hot beverage or baked goods after a hike at the Chesterfield Gorge or East Branch Trail. It does not have a public restroom, but if you ask nicely they might…

My dog, Maddy, and I visited these trails on Thursday January 15 in the midafternoon. It had been a few days since the last snowstorm, but there were still almost two feet of snow on the ground.

The Chesterfield Gorge is owned by the Trustees of Reservations. Most hikes…

The Hilltowns include areas of Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties west of and above the hills bordering the Connecticut River rift valley. This is a rolling, wooded, lightly populated area of Massachusetts, and contains several important wildlife habitat areas and watersheds. Residents of the area are intimately familiar with New England’s fifth season – mud…