Lenox

Hiking

Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. Part of the Massachusetts Audubon Society's system, the sanctuary abounds with beaver ponds, meadows, hardwood forests, and woodlands. A whiteboard at the entrance lists recent wildlife sightings, so you know what to watch for on your walk, and the various forest trails include loops that range in difficulty from a half-hour stroll around a pond, to a three-hour hike up a mountain. Hiking trails are open for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in winter. 472 W. Mountain Rd., Lenox, MA, 01240. 413/637-0320. www.massaudubon.org. $4. Nature Center Tues.-Fri. 9-4, Sat.-Mon. 10-4. Trails daily dawn to dusk.

Kennedy Park. Town-owned Kennedy Park offers hiking and cross-country skiing on old carriage roads, plus nearly 15 miles of trails within a hardwood forest known as "Woolsey Woods". Main St. or West Dugway St., Lenox, MA, 01240.

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