| If you love the
oudoors, you can really indulge yourself in Franklin County, with its large
selection of outdoor recreational activities. The following listings offer a
wide variety of choices for Golfing, White-Water Rafting, Canoeing, Fishing and Hiking |
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Golf
Courses
Chip
& Putt |
Ashfield:
Ashfield Golf Club - 9 holes
Norton Hill Road
Edge Hill Golf
Course - 9 holes
Barnes Road
carts available |
413-628-4413
413-625-6018 |
Bernardston:
Crumpin-Fox Club - 18 holes
Parmenter Road
carts available |
413-648-9101
800-943-1901 |
Gill:
Oak Ridge Country Club - 9 holes
West Gill Road
carts
available |
413-863-9693 |
Greenfield:
The Meadows - 9 holes
Deerfield Street at Cheapside
carts
available |
413-774-3965
413-774-4444
413-773-9047 |
Northfield:
Northfield Country Club - 9 holes
off Highland Avenue
carts
available |
413-498-2432 |
Shelburne:
Goodnow's Chip & Putt - 18 holes
Route 2, Mohawk Trail |
413-625-6107 |
Turners
Falls:
Thomas Memorial Golf & Country Club - 9
holes
Country Club Lane
carts available |
413-863-8003 |
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Fishing
In
Massachusetts, fishing is in season all year round.
TROUT STOCKED
WATERS! |
Ashfield:
Bear River, Clesson Brook (Upper Branch), South River, Swift River |
Bernardston:
Dry Brook, Mill Brook, Shattuck
Brook, Falls River |
Buckland:
Clesson Brook, Deerfield River, Clark's Brook |
Charlemont:
Avery Brook, Chickley River, Maxwell Brook, Pelham Brook, Deerfield River, Cold
River |
Colrain:
North River, North River (west branch) |
Conway:
Bear River, Deerfield River, Poland River, South River |
Deerfield:
Deerfield River, Mill River |
Erving:
Keyup Brook, Laurel Lake |
Gill:
Dry
Brook, Falls River |
Greenfield:
Allen Brook, Green River, Mill Brook |
Hawley:
Chickley River, Mill River |
Heath:
Avery Brook, West Branch Brook, Mill Brook |
Leverett:
Doolittle Brook, Roaring Brook |
Leyden:
Green River, Shattuck Brook |
Monroe:
Dunbar Brook |
Montague:
Goddard Brook, Saw Mill Brook, West Pond |
New Salem:
Swift River |
Northfield:
Four Mile Brook, Mill Brook, Roaring Brook, Pauchaug Brook |
Orange:
Tully Brook (West Branch), West Brook, Moss Brook, Mattawa Lake, Orcutt
Brook |
Rowe:
Pelham Brook |
Shelburne:
Deerfield River, Dragon Brook |
Shutesbury:
Roaring Brook, Swift River (West Branch), Adams Brook, Lake Wyola, Dean
Brook |
Sunderland:
Dug Brook, Cranberry Pond, Mohawk Brook, Russellville Brook |
Warwick:
Tully Brook, Moss Brook, Moore Pond, Laurel Lake, Mill Brook |
Wendell:
Whetstone Brook, Lyons Brook, Mormon Hollow Brook, Osgood Brook |
Whately:
Roaring Brook, West Brook, Mill River |
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| Hiking |
To discover Franklin County attractions on foot, begin in
Greenfield. Pick up a copy of Greenfield's Historic Walking Tour
Guide at the Chamber Office. Or, explore any of the following "trails"
to see local attractions at your own pace. |
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Tourist
Trail
1:
Route 2 West - Mohawk Trail
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Shelburne, Shelburne Falls
- Apple orchards, fruit trees, maple sugar houses
- Mount Massamet Fire Tower - Patten Hill area,
great for hiking
- Bridge of Flowers - 400-foot former trolley
bridge/garden
- Maple Sugar Houses
- Pot Holes-glacial rock formations in the
Deerfield River
- Salmon Falls-beautiful spot on the Deerfield
River
- High Ledges/Audubon Society
Colrain
- Arthur Smith Covered Bridge (1896)
- Congregational Church (1834)-two-century-old
pulpit
- Catamount State Forest Area-hiking trails and
fishing
Charlemont
- Little Red Schoolhouse (1828)
- Deerfield River -scenic views, fishing and
canoeing
- Bissell Covered Bridge-try you photographic
skills
- Button Ball Tree
- "Hail To The Sunrise" statue - Indian
memorial
- Mohawk Trail State Forest - camping,
hiking
Rowe
- Bear Swamp Hydroelectric Project
- Site of 1745 Fort Pelham-French & Indian
War Fort
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Tourist
Trail
2:
Route 5, South
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Deerfield, South Deerfield
- Historic Deerfield - explore your American
heritage. Visit the many restored historic dwellings furnished with antiques.
Inscribed stone markers along The Street tell of Deerfield's historic past.
- Memorial Hall Museum - features the special
historical collections of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association.
- Mount Sugarloaf Reservation - pictures, picnics
and super views.
Conway (Route 116)
- Marshall Field Memorial Library and historical
collection
- Old covered bridge - Howe Truss Bridge
Sunderland (Route 116)
- Giant Sycamore tree - largest of its kind east
of the Mississippi River
- Mount Toby Cave - interesting rock
formations
- Fish Hatchery
Whately
- Smith College Observatory - on Popular
Hill
- S. White Dickinson Library - local history
room
Ashfield
- Chapel Falls - 300-foot cascade
- Nicknamed "Little Switzerland" - beautiful
area
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Tourist
Trail
3:
Route 2 East to Route 202 South
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Turners Falls
- Fish Ladder - beside Turners Falls dam
(seasonal)
- Barton Cove Nature Trail
- Marina - boat ramp on the Connecticut
River
- Many historical sites featuring Indian
battlefields
- "Native American" Memorial
Erving
- French King Bridge - magnificent view of
Connecticut River
- Laurel Lake - Erving State Forest area
Orange
- Orange Sport Parachuting Center - headquarters
in Orange Municipal Airport
New Salem (Route 202)
- Quabbin Reservoir - giant man-made lake,
recreation area, scenic drives, picnicking, fabled fishing spot
- Twin Spires - 1794 Unitarian Church and 1856
Congregational Church
- Bear's Den - Neilson Road in North New Salem,
100-foot waterfall
Shutesbury
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Tourist
Trail
4:
Route 2 East to Route 63 North & South to Route
10 West
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Montague
- Old Congregational Church - designed by Asher
Benjamin
- State Fish Hatchery
- Lake Pleasant and Green Pond
Leverett (Route 63)
- Charcoal kilns
- Rattlesnake Gutter - spectacular ravine
- Joseph Barnes Memorial (Leverett Craftsmen -
operating arts & crafts center)
Northfield (Route 63 North)
- Area of intense Indian activities
- Clark's Island - rumors that Captain Kidd
buried treasure there
- Northfield Mountain Recreation &
Environmental Center - year-round recreation center, visitors' center,
Quinnetukut riverboat ride, pumped storage facilities
Bernardston (Route 10 West)
- Crumpin-Fox: beautiful 18-hole golf course
- Old tombstone epitaphs
- Maple sugar house
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