Itinerary for SPE-NYNE's Geology Field Trip
Oct 22, 2016
Itinerary for SPE-NYNE’s Geology Field Trip Pick-up: Kendall Hotel, 350 Main St, Cambridge, @ 07:00 Drive: 1 hour 40 min (94 mi) Park & Ride Pick-up: Mass DOT Park and Ride, Weston, MA Drive: 14.8 miles Pick-up. Be at the this stop by 7:25-7:30 am if you planning to take the bus from here Stop 1: Dinosaur Tracks, Holyoke, MA, - 8:45 - 09:30 o GPS: (42.2415, -72.62376) o Roadside pull-out northbound Route 5 o Drive: 1 hour 10 min (58 mi) Stop 2: Hoosac Schist, North Adams, MA, - 10:40 - 11:00 GPS: (42.70916, -73.06277) Golden Eagle Restaurant on Whitcomb Summit hairpin turn of Route 2 Drive: 9 min (5.2 mi) Stop 3: Rowe Schist, 1-185 Strykers Rd, Florida, MA - 11:10 - 11:30 GPS: (42.67055, -73.00583) On a flat stretch after a sharp turn on a very steep (9-10%) hill. The bus will have to park in part on the traveled lane of the road. The road is new, wide, and does not get very much traffic. Drive: 8 min - 4 mi Stop 4: Lunch, Zoar Rd, Charlemont, MA, - 11:40 - 12:30 GPS: (42.65166, -72.95325) Zoar Picnic Area on Deerfield River Drive: 23 min (14 mi) Stop 5: Shelburne Falls, 4 Deerfield Ave, Shelburne Falls, MA - 13:00 - 14:00 GPS: (42.60338, -72.73973) Drive: 26 min (18 mi) Stop 6: French King Bridge, Millers Falls, MA, - 14:30 - 15:00 GPS: (42.578599, -72.494638) Parking area on east side of bridge on westbound Route 2 Drive: 30 min (17.1 mi) Stop 7: Beneski Museum, 11 Barrett Hill Rd, Amherst, MA, 15:30 - 17:00 GPS: (42.372061, -72.514152) Have bus use the noted drop off location and turn around. The bus can then park in the Hills Parking Lot. The parking lot and a couple of designated spots are noted on the map on this website Drive: 2 hour 0 min (89 mi) Drop-off: Kendall Hotel, 350 Main St, 350 Main St, Cambridge- 19:00
Itinerary for SPE-NYNE’s Geology Field Trip Pick-up: Kendall Hotel, 350 Main St, Cambridge, @ 07:00 Drive: 1 hour 40 min (94 mi) Park & Ride Pick-up: Mass DOT Park and Ride, Weston, MA Drive: 14.8 miles Pick-up. Be at the this stop by 7:25-7:30 am if you planning to take the bus from here Stop 1: Dinosaur Tracks, Holyoke, MA, - 8:45 - 09:30 o GPS: (42.2415, -72.62376) o Roadside pull-out northbound Route 5 o Drive: 1 hour 10 min (58 mi) Stop 2: Hoosac Schist, North Adams, MA, - 10:40 - 11:00 GPS: (42.70916, -73.06277) Golden Eagle Restaurant on Whitcomb Summit hairpin turn of Route 2 Drive: 9 min (5.2 mi) Stop 3: Rowe Schist, 1-185 Strykers Rd, Florida, MA - 11:10 - 11:30 GPS: (42.67055, -73.00583) On a flat stretch after a sharp turn on a very steep (9-10%) hill. The bus will have to park in part on the traveled lane of the road. The road is new, wide, and does not get very much traffic. Drive: 8 min - 4 mi Stop 4: Lunch, Zoar Rd, Charlemont, MA, - 11:40 - 12:30 GPS: (42.65166, -72.95325) Zoar Picnic Area on Deerfield River Drive: 23 min (14 mi) Stop 5: Shelburne Falls, 4 Deerfield Ave, Shelburne Falls, MA - 13:00 - 14:00 GPS: (42.60338, -72.73973) Drive: 26 min (18 mi) Stop 6: French King Bridge, Millers Falls, MA, - 14:30 - 15:00 GPS: (42.578599, -72.494638) Parking area on east side of bridge on westbound Route 2 Drive: 30 min (17.1 mi) Stop 7: Beneski Museum, 11 Barrett Hill Rd, Amherst, MA, 15:30 - 17:00 GPS: (42.372061, -72.514152) Have bus use the noted drop off location and turn around. The bus can then park in the Hills Parking Lot. The parking lot and a couple of designated spots are noted on the map on this website Drive: 2 hour 0 min (89 mi) Drop-off: Kendall Hotel, 350 Main St, 350 Main St, Cambridge- 19:00
