Father Loop trail

Father Loop trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Father Loop trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Father Loop trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.25901, -73.44056. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Father Loop trail

• Monument Mountain · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~9 km · Must-see
• Norman Rockwell Museum · museum · Berkshire · ~11 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church · church · Berkshire · ~12 km · Must-see
• Berkshire Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Berkshire · ~12 km · Must-see
• Naumkeag Garden · fort · Berkshire · ~13 km · Must-see
• National Shrine of Divine Mercy · church · Berkshire · ~14 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Presbyterian Church · church · Columbia · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ice Glen · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~14 km · Must-see
• Stockbridge Bowl · lake · Berkshire · ~16 km · Must-see
• Jug End State Reservation & Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Berkshire · ~17 km · Must-see
• Shadow Brook Farm Historic District · sanctuary · Berkshire · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hop Brook Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Berkshire · ~20 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Columbia · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sheffield Covered Bridge · attraction · Berkshire · ~21 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Buel · lake · Berkshire · ~21 km · Must-see
• Church on the Hill · church · Berkshire · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Everett · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Father Loop trail

Other treks near Father Loop trail

• Taconic Crest Trail · trek · Rensselaer · ~52 km · Must-see
• Appalachian Trail · trek · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Kingston) · trek · Ulster · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mattatuck Trail · trek · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~80 km · Must-see
• Metacomet Trail · trek · Capitol Planning Region · ~94 km · Must-see
• Jericho Trail · trek · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region · ~96 km · Must-see
• Whitestone Cliffs Trail · trek · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region · ~97 km · Must-see
• Robert Frost Trail · trek · Hampshire · ~97 km · Must-see
• New England National Scenic Trail · trek · Capitol Planning Region · ~99 km · Must-see
• Hancock Brook Trail · trek · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region · ~100 km · Must-see

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