Sports and leisure activities Great Barrington

Just east of Great Barrington, a ten minute drive from downtown, Ski Butternut is a vast ski area located on Mount Warner. The resort's name comes from the large number of butternut trees that populate the forests surrounding the mountain. The ski area has 22 trails for all levels and 11 lifts. It also offers many activities for children, such as tubing. In the summer, you can enjoy the Berkshires Arts Festival concerts.

This is the official New England regional office of the Appalachian Trail Association. The Appalachian Trail stretches some 3,510 kilometers and is the longest trail in the world, linking Mount Springer in Georgia's Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest to Mount Katahdin in Maine's Baxter State Park. There's something for everyone on the Appalachian Trail, depending on what you're looking for and how much time you want to put in.