PBR Brass Cat Course
Starting from the parking lot near the Brass Cat, this route takes you up several peaks on the Mt. Tom range, with fantastic views of Easthampton, the Oxbow, and more. (1) Take Cottage Street to Clark St. (2) Follow Clark until you reach East St, and head left. (3) Take a quick right onto Reservation Rd, and follow it past the gate, onto the closed portion of the road. (4) Follow Reservation Rd until right before the next gate, and take a left onto the Dynamite Trail at roughly 1.5 miles. (5) Follow the yellow-blazed Dynamite Trail for roughly a half mile. You'll head straight across Christopher Clark Rd at about 1.85 miles, reaching a junction with the white-blazed Metacomet-Monadnock trail at just past the 2 mile mark. (6) Follow the M-M trail over Goats Peak and Dry Knoll until it leads you back to Christopher Clark Rd at just after 3 miles. (7) Take a right onto the road, and quickly head onto a gravel trail that will lead you to Nonotuck's peak, and the Eyrie House ruins. (8) Turn around at the peak and head back down to Christopher Clark Rd, meeting up with the M-M trail on the north side of the road. (9) About .2 miles down the M-M trail, take a dogleg left onto the blue-blazed McCool trail. (10) Meet up with the Dynamite Trail about one mile from here (4.6 miles into the run), and head back to the Brass Cat the way you came in. ------------------ It's also very easy to avoid some of the more rugged trails by taking a detour on Christopher Clark Rd out to Nonotuck. You'll have opportunities to take it before meeting up with the dynamite trail, as well as before and after Goats Peak. You'll still be rewarded with great views at Nonotuck (though you'll miss those at Goats Peak and Dry Knoll). - a 6.5 mi running route in Easthampton, Massachusetts
Route Location
Start Lat/Lng: (42.264585, -72.66544199999998)
City: Easthampton
Country Name: the United States
Country Code: US
State Code: MA
State Name: Massachusetts
Postal Code: 01027
Route Stats
Activity: Running
Distance: 6.5 mi
Max Elevation: 244.72 meters
Elevation Gain / Total Ascent: 171.6 meters
Data Source: MapMyRUN:RE
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