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* Arthur Warlon Swann State Forest. 

 (C3 (b).) 986 acres in Monterey and 

 Great Barrington; two-thirds forested; 

 joins Bear Moiintain Forest on the 

 south. Elevation 1200-2100 ft. 



Great Barrington near the base of 

 the mountain. 



*Bear Mountain State Forest. (B2.) 

 5174 acres in Great Barrington and 

 Monterey; eastern mountain-forest of 

 hardwoods and conifers. Elevation 

 1200-2000 ft. 



From Great Barrington about 3 mi. 

 east. — State Division of Forestry. 



*Savoy Mountain State Forest. (H8 

 in part.) 3999 acres in Savoy; half 

 covered with a natural growth of hard- 

 woods and spruce of fair size. The 

 rest has been cut over and is being 

 reforested. Elevation 1900-2500 ft. 



From North Adams, 6 mi. south, B. 

 and A. R. R. — State Division of Forestry. 



*Mohawk Trail State Forest. (A3 or 

 B3.) 3260 acres, along the Mohawk 

 Trail in Charlemont, Florida, Hawley 

 and Savoy; covered with hardwoods and 

 hemlock in original condition on very 

 steep slopes, too steep and rocky to have 

 been cut over. Succession on rocky 

 upland. Elevation 600-2000 ft. Pre- 

 cipitous. 



From Greenfield 16 mi. west (a) to 

 Charlemont which is on the Trail. Or 

 North Adams, at west end of the Trail. 

 Nickle Plate R. R. — State Division of 

 Forestry. 



*Deer Hill State Reservation. (B4.) 

 259 acres in Cummington; of unde- 

 veloped timber, mainly hardwoods and 

 spruce; not used by the public. Ad- 

 ministered by Mr. Clarence E. Hodg- 

 kins, Northampton. Elevation 900 ft. 



From Northampton 23 mi. N. W. (a). 



*Tolland State Forest. 2925 acres in 

 two tracts in Tolland and Granville. 

 Second growth, chiefly of hardwoods 

 and pine. Hubbard River and Otis 

 Reservoir unpolluted. Elevation 600- 

 1600 ft. 



From Westfield, B. and A. R. R. 17 

 mi. (a).— State Division of Forestry. 



*Colerain or Christian Hill State 

 Forest. (D4.) 796 acres in Heath and 



Colerain. Second growth, chiefly of 

 pine and spruce, once pasture-land. 

 Elevation 1640-1740 ft. 



From Greenfield on Nickle Plate R. 

 R. 10 mi. N. W. (a). — State Division of 

 Forestry. 



*Conway State Forest. (H8.) 666 

 acres, in Conway. Second growth of 

 hardwoods and conifers, partly planted. 

 Elevation 800-1380 ft. 



From Northampton, about 12 mi. 

 (a) N. W. 



*Mt. Tom State Reservation. (B3.) 

 1679 acres in Easthampton and Holyoke. 

 A trap rock formation covered with a 

 forest of hardwoods, pine, hemlock and 

 some spruce, which has been cut in the 

 past on the gentle slopes, but preserves 

 some natural conditions, especially in 

 ravines and on cliffs. Small animals and 

 occasionally deer are seen. There are 

 15 mi. of improved roads and 40 to 50 

 mi. of paths. Springs abound. There 

 are twenty or more beautifully cleared 

 spots for camps. A road to Goat's 

 Peak gives a wonderfully fine view of 

 the Connecticut Valley, ranging from 

 Hartford to Greenfield. The Chairman 

 of the Mt. Tom Reservation at North- 

 ampton will furnish information about 

 the park. Elevation 1200 ft. Precipitous. 



From Holyoke about 4 mi. by trolley 

 or automobile. Mt. Tom House at the 

 top can be reached by cable cars; it 

 furnishes refreshment and amusement, 

 but not lodging. — R. T. Fisher and 

 Division of Forestry. 



*Mt. Sugarloaf State Reservation. 

 (B4.) 89 acres in Deerfield, overlooking 

 the Connecticut Valley; a red sandstone 

 formation (Sugarloaf Arkose), covered 

 with forest. There is a mountain house 

 at the summit, 600 ft. above the river, 

 reached by a path, or by a wagon road 

 up the gentle slope on the north side. 

 Information can be obtained from Mr. 

 Eugene Blake, Chairman of the Franklin 

 County Commissioners at Greenfield, 

 200-700 ft. Precipitous. 



Northampton, 6 mi. north, B. and M. 

 R. R. to South Deerfield; then 1 mi. east. 



*Mt. Toby State Demonstration For- 

 est. (C2.) In Sunderland; a conglom- 



