Cheshire, Mass. 01225. Open M-F 7:30-1&2-4:30, Sa 8:30-11:30, (413) 743-3184.
W 0.2 miles to a large Shell convenience store.E 2.4 miles to Berkshire Outfitters, (413) 743-5900. E 4 miles to Adams, Mass. Post office 01220 open M-F 8:30-4:30, Sa 10-12, (413) 743-5177. Big Y supermarket; restaurants; fast food; laundry; hardware store; doctor; dentist; Rite Aid; veterinarian; Western Union.
Bascom Lodge serves hot meals. Next food for southbounders is the Shell, 8 miles downhill at Mass 8.
Many services, restaurants and motels accessible by this main thoroughfare of North Adams, Mass.E 0.6 to Oriental Chinese AYCE Buffet, Renee's Diner, coin laundry. W 0.5 miles to Super Shop&Stop, Papa Johns, ATM, pharmacy, Western Union, bank. Redwood Motel, (413) 664-4351.
Pedestrian Bridge over the Hoosic River in North Adams, Mass.
Sleeps 8, privy, tentsites behind shelter. Water source is a brook near the shelter.
E 2.5 miles to Camelot Country Deli (802) 445-3053; Greenwood Lodge and Campsites, (802) 442-2547, http://www.campvermont.com/greenwood, open mid-May to late Oct. W 5.1 miles to Bennington, Vt. Post office 05201 open M-F 8a-5p, Sa 9a-2p, (802) 442-2421. Lots of lodging choices, restaurants, smaller markets. Free public wifi. Library, Family Dollar, coin laundry, banks, Express Care, (802) 447-0477, open 8a-6p, near hospital; dentist; pharmacy; vet; hardware store; free showers available at Town Recreation Center on Gage Street; Bennington Taxi, (802) 442-9052. W 7 miles to North Bennington, Vt. Severl lodging options, large chain groceries, movie theater.
E 0.1 miles to Melville Nauheim Shelter. Water source for the shelter is a short distance north.
Sleeps 10, loft, privy. Water source is a spring just south on the AT. Trail junction.
E 50 yards to Kid Gore Shelter. Water source for the shelter is at Caughnawaga Camp.
Sleeps 8, privy, tenting. Water is located just north of the shelter on the AT.
Stratton-Arlington Road, bridge over East Branch Deerfield River.
Old Rootville Road (gravel) leads 2.1 miles and descends 1200 feet to Vt. 30 in Manchester Center.
E 2.5 miles via Vt. 11 to Bromley Market, (802) 824-4444, deli open 7β7. W 3.7 miles to EconoLodge Motel, (802) 362-3333; Toll Road Inn, (802) 362-1711; Red Sled Motel, (802) 362-2161; a diner. W 5.5 miles to Manchester Center, VT. PO 05255 M-F 8:30-4:30, Sa 9-12, (802) 362-3070. Green Mountain House,<http://www.greenmountainhouse.net>, (330) 388-6478, reservations required. Beds, shower, laundry, loaner clothes, full kitchen with free breakfast, camping. Private room for couples. In town there is a Price Chopper and Shawβs. The Mountain Goat and EMS sell hiking equipment. Coin laundry; doctor; dentist; pharmacy; veterinarian; movie theater; restaurants; Manchester Taxi, (802) 362-4118 and (802) 688-6426; Leonardβs Taxi, (802) 379-5332.
Southbounders: turn right and hike down a ski slope for a quarter mile before entering the woods. West 50 feet to a privy. E 150 feet to a Bromley Cabin, offering limited shelter.
Sleeps 10, privy, fee. Camping at designated sites. Water source is the brook near the shelter.
Old Job Trail, south junction with the AT. AT nobo enters the Big Branch Wilderness.
Sleeps 6, privy, tentsites. Water source is a stream in a ravine to the right of the shelter.