Interpretive Trail

The Interpretive Trail is a short, easy cross-country ski route in western Massachusetts, about 1.7 miles from the town of King Corner. The trail is an out-and-back, roughly 0.8 miles long, with a total climb of about 83 feet. It is a flat route, with the steepest stretch at about 0.2 miles in, where the grade reaches about 4%. Winter is the natural season for skiing here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in E Hawley show January highs around 28°F and lows near 9°F, while February runs about 31°F by day and 11°F at night. The station sits at nearly the same elevation as the trail's low point, so temperatures on the trail should run similarly. Several other ski routes start close by. Easy Slider and Truck Stop are each about 0.1 mile away, and Roxie's Run and Lumberjack are about 0.2 mile off. For a change of pace, the Deerfield River offers river fishing about 4 miles away.