Lee High School
- Take Rt. 7 S from Pittsfield, turning left onto Walker St once you are on the Lenox Bypass
- Follow Walker St. 1.6 miles down into Lenoxdale, bear right and head over bridge, this is now Mill St.
- After approx .5 mi. bear left at fork in road onto Bradley St which turns into Greylock St.
- Follow Greylock St about 1.2 mi, school is 300 Greylock St and will be on your left.
Hoosac Valley High School
125 Savoy Rd. (rt. 116), Adams, MA 743-5200 • Take Rt. 8 North to the stop light in Cheshire. • Turn right onto Church St. • Continue about 1/2 mile and bear left onto Main St. (You will cross the bike path and a small bridge right before Main St.)Main St. becomes Wells Rd., which winds around through farmland for about 3+ miles. • Wells Rd. ends at a junction with Stafford Hill Rd. Turn left and you will immediately hit Rt. 116 • Turn left onto Rt. 116 • You will see the Hoosac Valley football field and track to your right. Turn right into the first parking lot. • The start of the race will be by the concession stand near the track.
Mt. Greylock Regional High School
1781 Cold Spring Rd., Williamstown, MA 458-9582
• Take Rt. 7 North toward Williamstown • You will pass through Lanesboro and New Ashford. You will see Waubeeka Springs Golf Course on you left as you enter South Williamstown. • You will cross Rt. 43 and climb a steep hill. The high school is on your left in less than 1 mile. • The race starts and finishes behind the school, to the right.
Springside Park (PHS course)
• The start and finish will be in the field behind Reid Middle School, where parking is available.
Mt. Everett High School
Take Rt. 7 south from Pittsfield for approximately 24 miles, through Gt. Barrington into Sheffield. In Sheffield take a slight right onto Berkshire School Rd. School is about 1 mile up the road on the left.
Taconic High School
• The race starts and finishes on the softball field to the left of the school.\
Lenox High School Course is at high school, 197 East St. in Lenox.
Monument Mt. Regional High School
• Take Rt. 7 south from Pittsfield, through Lenox and Stockbridge, toward Gt. Barrington. • The high school is about 3 miles past the Red Lion Inn. • Take a left into the parking lot. The race starts behind the school, and ends in the front of the school, near the driveway.
Western Mass Meet, Northfield Mt. Recreational Center, Northfield, MA
• Travel through Dalton and get on Rt. 9 • Take Rt. 9 East through Windsor and Cummington into Goshen • In Goshen, turn left onto Rt. 112 North and follow it through Ashland and Buckland, till it intersects Rt. 2 • Take Rt. 2 East to Greenfield. • In Greenfiled travel 2/3 way around the rotary and get on Rt. 91 North. • Take Exit 27 back onto Rt. 2 East • Continue on Rt. 2 through Turners Falls until Rt. 63 North. Approx. 6.5 mi. after getting on Rt 2 you will see a bowling alley on your left. Take a left there, 1/4 down road turn left again onto Rt. 63 • Northfield Mountain Recreational Center is about 1.5-2 miles down on your right. You will probably be directed to park across the road.
States Meet at Gardner Municpal Golf Course, Gardner, MA
Follow above directions, but continue on Rt. 2 East, rather than turning onto Rt. 63. Take exit 23 toward Gardner/S. Gardner At the traffic circle take the 3rd exit onto Pearson Blvd. Turn right at Elm St., then after about 1 mile, on the next traffic circle take the 2nd exit onto Green St. Follow for 1.3 miles, then left at Eaton St.
Directions to Franklin Park--States meet
From West: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to Route 93 South. Then, at Exit 15, follow directions "From North" From North: Route 93 South to Exit 15 - Columbia Road towards Dorchester. Road bears left at 1st major intersection. Follow three miles to Franklin Park on the right. Limited parking is available at two lots along Circuit Drive, leading to The Playstead, and on Circuit Drive itself. Please cooperate with park rangers giving directions, and please do not park in spaces dedicated to the golf club or zoo. Park legally!
DIRECTIONS TO SIMSBURY/STRATTON BROOK STATE PARK
web site for park:
http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325270&deepNav_GID=1650%20
Drive: 64.1 mi – about 1 hour 32 mins Take Mass Pike to exit 3 Take Rt. 10/202 South through Westfield, Southwick and into CT. In Simsbury take a slight right at CT-167/T-309/West St and continue to follow CT 309 for 1.7 miles to entrance of Stratton Brook State Park, 150 Farms Village Rd, Simsbury, CT.
DIRECTIONS TO SPAC/BURNT HILLS INVITATIONAL Take Rt. 20W out of Pittsfield to Rt. 90W Follow Rt. 90W to 87N and take 87N to exit 13N After exiting at 13N follow Rt. 9N, to the second traffic light where you will take a left onto The Avenue of the Pines. Big signs here saying Saratoga Springs State Park. Follow this for 1/3 mile to parking area.
DIRECTIONS TO THE BIRD'S
Turnpike to 495 S. Continue to Bourne Bridge, then Rt. 28. Exit at Brick Kiln Rd. Right off ramp, left at end of road onto 28A. Follow for about 1 mile, then right onto Palmer Ave (just before blinking light). Take Palmer for 6/10 mile to a right turn onto Sippewisset Rd. #43 is 3/10 mile up on right.
Directions to Coach Apple's 854 Churchill St. **From West St.**Take a right onto Churchill St. and follow it for 2.7 miles. I am on the right, a steep downward driveway.
**From North St.**Take Wahconah St. turn onto Peck's Rd. Follow it for 1.7 miles, turn left onto Dan Casey Causeway, follow it to the end. Right onto Churchill. My house is 3/10 mile up hill on the right.
**From Upper North St.**North St. to Hancock Rd, at base of Pontoosac Lake. Left onto Hancock Rd. Follow Hancock to the end--2 miles. Left onto Churchill St. My driveway is the 3rd on the left.
Directions to Balance Rock **From Wahconah St. in Pittsfield:**Turn onto Pecks Rd and follow it for about 3.5 miles. At the base of a curved downhill in the road, on the left, is the entrance to Balance Rock Park. Park in the parking area on the right side of the road.
**From Rt. 7:**traveling north on Rt. 7 take the first left after the Mall Rd. onto Bull Hill Rd. After about 1 mile take a right onto Balance Rock Rd. Follow this for about 3/4 mile and the entrance to the park is on the right, just after a downhill and a grove of pine trees. Park on the left.
Directions to Pittsfield State Forest: **From West St.**Take a right onto Churchill St. and follow it for 1.7 miles. Take a left onto Cascade St. (there are brown state forest signs). At the end of Cascade take a right and drive past the gatehouse. We will meet usually at the ski jump parking lot which is about 1/2 mile straight down the road on the left.
Directions to Roaring Brook Rd. Follow East New Lenox Rd. to the end where it intersects New Lenox Rd. and Roaring Brook Rd. Park anywhere here along the edge of the road.
Directions to Kirvin Park: Kirvin Park is off of William St., between Julianna Dr. and Mountain Dr. Park just inside the park entrance in parking area on right.
Directions to the Boulders: The Boulders is a great place to run/hike!! We enter from the parking lot at St. Francis Church on Morningview Dr. in Pittsfield. To get there turn up Meadowview Dr. from Dalton Ave, at the Sherwin Williams paint store. Take the first right onto Morningview and go up the hill. Church is on the right. http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325270&deepNav_GID=1650%20