Bennington, VT: Petersburg Pass | Bicycling in New York

Bennington, VT: Petersburg Pass

This three-state Berkshires loop rolls south of Bennington to Williamstown, MA and heads into New York via a 4-mile climb over Petersburg Pass.

Author:	Jeffrey Johnson
Date:	29 Jul 2007 8:27:18 AM
Activity:	Bicycling ActivitySearchBicycling
State:	New York (NY)
Distance:	44 mi (Change units)
Elevation:	Total Gain: 3690 ft Total Loss: 3691 ft Net Change: -1 ft
Difficulty:	5 / 10
Tags:	New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, Petersburg, Berkshires
Rating:	Unrated Rate it

Except for the steady 4-mile climb to Petersburg Pass at miles 18 through 22 (miles 22 through 26 are all downhill), this route is either a flat or rolling ride through the Vermont, New York and Massachusetts countryside. It’s a great route for touring Berkshire foliage. This area is rich in old-style housing and remote farm land. On the far side of the pass, the route travels past old barns in Breese Hollow’s open spaces and back into Bennington past the 200-year-old Old First Church.

-Mapped by Jeff Johnson

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Tracks

Petersburg Pass

Dist: 44.00 mi	Points: 693	Calories: none
Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi

Distance	Instruction		Distance to next
0.24 mi	Bear Right	Slight right at Branch St	Then go 0.63 mi
0.88 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Beech St	Then go 0.32 mi
1.19 mi	Bear Right	Slight right at S Stream Rd	Then go 2.72 mi
3.91 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Maple Grove Rd	Then go 2.17 mi
6.08 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Middle Pownal Rd	Then go 0.42 mi
6.50 mi	Turn Right	Turn right to stay on Middle Pownal Rd	Then go 0.97 mi
7.47 mi	Bear Right	Slight right at Barber Pond Rd	Then go 0.93 mi
8.40 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Rte-7/US-7	Then go 2.78 mi
11.18 mi	Bear Left	Slight left to stay on Rte-7/US-7	Then go 4.34 mi
15.52 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at MA-2/Main St/US-7 Continue to follow MA-2/US-	Then go 2.33 mi
17.85 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at MA-2/Taconic Trail	Then go 9.49 mi
27.34 mi	Bear Right	Slight right at Main St	Then go 0.15 mi
27.49 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at NY-22/State Route 22	Then go 5.28 mi
32.77 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at NY-346/State Route 346	Then go 0.57 mi
33.35 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at County Rte-95/Green Rd	Then go 0.26 mi
33.61 mi	Turn Left	Turn left to stay on County Rte-95/Green Rd Continue to follow County Rte-9	Then go 0.98 mi
34.59 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at Breese Hollow Rd/County Rte-100	Then go 3.82 mi
38.41 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at NY-7/State Route 7	Then go 0.57 mi
38.97 mi		Continue on VT-9/West Rd	Then go 3.38 mi
42.35 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Monument Ave/VT-9 Continue to follow VT-9	Then go 0.57 mi
42.92 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at McKinley St	Then go 0.14 mi
43.06 mi		McKinley St turns right and becomes Holden St	Then go 0.12 mi
43.17 mi	Turn Left	Turn left at Benmont Ave	Then go 0.07 mi
43.24 mi	Turn Right	Turn right at County St