Pioneer Valley Trails

Runs on the Holyoke Range (semi-Sisters, etc.) have been a staple in the training diet for a while. During the past few weeks I was lucky to explore some "new" options there and at the Mt. Tom Reservation with TM and TW.

Tim Mahoney put this one together and it makes for a good 2 hrs. The high point (not literally) is the cliff edge traverse on the M&M heading south to the towers. Definitely not a headlamp or snowshoe run.











Last Thursday, still recovering from the Grindstone 100, TW suggested a route on the south side of the Holyoke Range. The idea was to run out to Lithia Springs Reservoir then up to Tayler Notch, take the M&M back to the Low Place, then down and out. Instead we took the Black Rock trail up to the ridge to meet the M&M. Neither of us had been on it before and it turned out to be the runs high point. A sweet vista looking back to the Res. as well as some cool rock formations.








Time to look closer at all those maps DCR has online.