Bellows Pipe Trail

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Distance:
6.1 Miles / 9.8 km
Type:
Out-and-Back
Difficulty:
Hard
Time to Hike:
3 hours, ~5 minutes
Features:
Surface Type:
Dirt
Park:
Mt. Greylock State Reservation
Town:
Adams, Massachusetts
Directions:
42.626998, -73.144881
Added:
October 09, 2018
Updated:
July 30, 2020
By:
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2,251 '

Total Change
2,255 '

Ascent
2,263 '

Descent
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The Bellows Pipe Trail to the summit of Mt Greylock is located on Gould Rd in Adams, Massachusetts. This is a very popular trail even on a cold, wet, foggy, October day. The trail itself is fairly wide, with areas of loose rock, mud and some slight 'bouldering'. The trail is weaves up the mountain crossing the Thunderbolt Trail at several points and provides a steady moderate incline with spurts of steepness. 

The pictures on the trail maps are not the clearest in my opinion, though the trail is well marked at all turns.

Near the summit is the most difficult portion of the trail. It consists of a few steep long switchbacks, after which the trail merges with the AT and continues in some short steep bursts to the summit.

Waterfall: Around mile 0.8 there's a waterfall off the trail. Views of the waterfall are better when there are no leaves on the trees.

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  1. Parking

    42.626998, -73.144881
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  2. Main Trailhead

    42.627123, -73.145111
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  3. Waterfall

    42.634037, -73.154283
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    Waterfall
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6.1 miles / 9.8 km
Trail added
October 09, 2018
Hiked on
October 08, 2018
Updated on
July 30, 2020
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