Lauren R. Stevens takes you on a 3-mile hike in Williamstown this week.

This week, Hikes & Walks columnist Lauren R. Stevens takes you on a winter walk through Hopkins Forest.

If you’d like to hike along a quintessential mountain brook beneath towering hemlocks in an area, although bounded by roads, as remote as any in western Massachusetts, then hike yourself to the Dunbar Brook Trail in Monroe State Forest.

To get to the Esau’s Heel Trail in Becket, dedicated last June, requires a certain amount of Biblical exegesis, not just directions. Then you’…

This week's Hikes & Walks column features Lauren R. Stevens urging you not to miss out on the beautiful trees along the journey to Harmon Pond in Williamstown.

This week's Hikes & Walks column takes you on a journey through Berlin Mountain Recreation Area.

In this week's Hikes & Walks column, join Lauren R. Stevens in the storied woods alongside Stockbridge Bowl

Hikes and Walks columnist Lauren R. Stevens takes readers on a short stroll along the Hoosic River.

This week's Hikes and Walks column takes readers on an 8-mile journey from Hopkins Forest, up the Taconic Crest, down the RRR Brooks Trail to the Knob to Buxton Ravine.

Hikes and Walks columnist Lauren R. Stevens details a rigorous trip up Bellows Pipe this week, and the views earned in the process.