Keystone Arch Bridges Trail

The Keystone Arch Bridges Trail offers a moderate walk for all ages.

Keystone arch bridges trail. These 70-foot high bridges located in Middlefield Becket and Chester were built between 1833 and 1841 without mortar or steel reinforcements and stand as. The annual group hike of the historic Keystone Arch Bridges Trail will begin at 10 am. The first keystone arch railroad bridges built in America are wholly dry laid and range in height to 70 feet.

Enjoy Daves incredible narration as he tells of the history of the Archs creation the first cluster of stone arch RR bridges built in America located on the West Branch of the Westfield River. The Keystone Arch Bridges hiking trail is the perfect destination for a spectacular outdoor adventure in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. In the deep woods of Chester there are 5 magnificent stone bridges built for the railroad between 1830-1850.

Monuments of mechanical magic spans of spatial interpretation stone apparitions framed in thick-treed horizons growing from gorge walls and fording a wild steady cascade. If you enjoy both history and hiking youll enjoy the Keystone Arch Bridges KAB Trail. This was the first cluster of keystone arch bridges built in the United States.

The Keystone Arches Bridge Trail is full of surprises. Join us for our annual group hike of the historic Keystone Arch Bridge Trail in Chester. Overblown fungi along the Keystone Arch Bridges Trail 9421.

The hike will be narrated by Dave Pierce of the Friends of the Keystone Arches. They made possible the construction of the Western Railroad the longest and highest railroad in the world in 1840. Berkshire Hampshire and Hampden and Three Towns.

The Keystone Arch Bridges Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back trail that is rated easy with a 501-foot overall elevation gain. A Keystone Arch Bridge Trail starts at a. These bridges offer an architectural history to go along with the scenic views along the trail.