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Activity Recordings
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SaveOctober Mountain State Forest (hereafter, OMSF) is the largest state forest in Massachusetts. It's about 16,500 acres or 25 square miles in area. It lies in Berkshire County southeast of Pittsfield and east of Lenox. A DCR trail map is available at the campground or at the state forest headquarters immediately north of the campground.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: State Forest

Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
28 trails
- E-Bike
24 trails
- Horse
24 trails
- Hike
130 trails
- Trail Running
130 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
19 trails
- Snowmobile
16 trails
- Snowshoe
129 trails
- Nordic Ski
21 trails
Region Details
- 10
- 16
- 1
- 1
Region Status
Caution as of Apr 20, 2020Stats
- Trails (view details)
- 130
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 28
- Trails E-Bike
- 24
- Trails Horse
- 24
- Trails Hike
- 130
- Trails Trail Running
- 130
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 11
- Trails Observed Trials
- 9
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 19
- Trails Snowmobile
- 16
- Trails Snowshoe
- 129
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 6
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 21
- Total Distance
- 140 miles
- Total Descent
- 16,172 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,261 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,214 ft
- Reports
- 36
- Photos
- 7
- Ridden Counter
- 1,307
Popular October Mountain State Forest Trails
Photos of October Mountain State Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Beach Road
27 |
Mar 12, 2021 @ 5:23pm
Mar 12, 2021
trail: Beach Road
37 |
Mar 12, 2021 @ 5:23pm
Mar 12, 2021
trail: Navin Trail
53 |
Apr 20, 2020 @ 4:04am
Apr 20, 2020Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Ashley Trail | Jul 27, 2022 @ 11:46am Jul 27, 2022 | Variable | Rslonaker | ||
Ashley Lake Road | Jul 27, 2022 @ 11:42am Jul 27, 2022 | Prevalent Mud | Rslonaker | ||
Navin Trail | Apr 29, 2020 @ 8:02am Apr 29, 2020 | Unknown | bdubs213 | ||
Lenox Whitney Place Road | Apr 26, 2020 @ 7:28am Apr 26, 2020 | Prevalent Mud | bdubs213 | ||
New Lenox Road | Apr 25, 2020 @ 7:48am Apr 25, 2020 | Wet | bdubs213 | ||
Tannery Trail | Apr 19, 2020 @ 7:23am Apr 19, 2020 | Unknown | bdubs213 | ||
Boulder Trail (orange) | Apr 19, 2020 @ 7:23am Apr 19, 2020 | Unknown | bdubs213 | ||
Felton Trail | Apr 19, 2020 @ 7:23am Apr 19, 2020 | Unknown | bdubs213 | ||
Navin Trail | Apr 19, 2020 @ 7:23am Apr 19, 2020 | Unknown | bdubs213 |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | NEMBAbill | update | region | October Mountain State Forest | Feb 13, 2023 @ 3:48pm Feb 13, 2023 |
![]() | Rslonaker | comment | trail | Boulder Trail (orange) | Aug 30, 2022 @ 6:37am Aug 30, 2022 |
![]() | bikeman413 | comment | report | Ashley Trail | Jul 30, 2022 @ 5:17pm Jul 30, 2022 |
![]() | Rslonaker | add | report | Ashley Lake Road and 1 more | Jul 27, 2022 @ 11:44am Jul 27, 2022 |
![]() | Rslonaker | difficultyvote | trail | New Lenox Road | Jul 27, 2022 @ 11:33am Jul 27, 2022 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | Boulder trail is really more like a black... | Aug 30, 2022 @ 6:37am Aug 30, 2022 | ||
![]() | report | Lol | Jul 30, 2022 @ 5:17pm Jul 30, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Kennedy Park | 34 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 6.8 km |
Springside Park | 6 | 7.9 km | |||
The Boulders | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8.2 km | |
Keystone Arch Bridges | 4 | 9.8 km | |||
Beartown State Forest | 5 | 10.2 km |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 28 | 48 miles | 4,662 ft | 19 miles | 1,152 ft | #9,747 | #4,090 | 2 | 35 | 2,563 | ||
E-Bike | 24 | 44 miles | 4,429 ft | 17 miles | 1,152 ft | #3,629 | #757 | 33 | 40 | |||
Horse | 24 | 44 miles | 4,462 ft | 17 miles | 1,152 ft | #727 | #488 | 5 | 1 | |||
Hike | 130 | 140 miles | 16,171 ft | 62 miles | 1,260 ft | #8,671 | #3,932 | 5 | 36 | 115 | ||
Trail Running | 130 | 140 miles | 16,171 ft | 62 miles | 1,260 ft | #8,637 | #3,906 | 36 | 142 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 11 | 19 miles | 2,260 ft | 8 miles | 1,152 ft | 3 | 1 | |||||
Observed Trials | 9 | 12 miles | 1,673 ft | 5 miles | 1,125 ft | |||||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 19 | 33 miles | 3,776 ft | 14 miles | 1,152 ft | #120 | #71 | 3 | 1 | |||
Snowmobile | 16 | 29 miles | 3,346 ft | 12 miles | 1,152 ft | #49 | #23 | |||||
Snowshoe | 129 | 135 miles | 15,794 ft | 60 miles | 1,260 ft | #511 | #295 | 4 | 3 | |||
Downhill Ski | 1 | 5 miles | 587 ft | 3 miles | 486 ft | 1 | ||||||
Backcountry Ski | 6 | 13 miles | 1,253 ft | 5 miles | 1,056 ft | 2 | ||||||
Nordic Ski | 21 | 34 miles | 3,652 ft | 14 miles | 1,129 ft | #342 | #208 | 20 |
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