Running Dog Farm Guidebook
Close By Hikes and Walks
About a 3 minute drive from the house. (Take a left onto Route 23 out of the driveway. The parking area will be on your right.) Spectacle Pond Road is an easy walk. You can walk as much as you want (or drive or cycle to the pond). A good walk on a hot, sunny day, as there is much shade, since you are walking on a road through the forest.
Upper Spectacle Pond
About a 3 minute drive from the house. (Take a left onto Route 23 out of the driveway. The parking area will be on your right.) Spectacle Pond Road is an easy walk. You can walk as much as you want (or drive or cycle to the pond). A good walk on a hot, sunny day, as there is much shade, since you are walking on a road through the forest.
About a 10 minute drive from the house. You can park in the parking area and hike into the woods. Nice pathways down to the pond. We almost never encounter anyone.
Lower Spectacle Pond
About a 10 minute drive from the house. You can park in the parking area and hike into the woods. Nice pathways down to the pond. We almost never encounter anyone.
About a 10 minute drive from the house. Take a right onto Route 23, then a right on Tyringham Road. Then after a mile or so, take a right on Fenn Road. It's a ways down. But the hike is lovely. A bit of a climb for a bit toward the beginning. A beautiful waterfall and pretty varied terrain. One of our favorites. Hardly ever see other folks on this trail.
Round Mountain
About a 10 minute drive from the house. Take a right onto Route 23, then a right on Tyringham Road. Then after a mile or so, take a right on Fenn Road. It's a ways down. But the hike is lovely. A bit of a climb for a bit toward the beginning. A beautiful waterfall and pretty varied terrain. One of our favorites. Hardly ever see other folks on this trail.
About 10 minutes west on Route 23. A variety of trails off the main trail. A great beaver dam! This trail seems a bit more popular than others we've been on. But, it's by no means crowded!
Bob's way
About 10 minutes west on Route 23. A variety of trails off the main trail. A great beaver dam! This trail seems a bit more popular than others we've been on. But, it's by no means crowded!
An easy and lovely hike about a 15 minute drive from the house. You can get directions on All Trails. Easy to miss the parking area, which will be on your left.
Clam River
An easy and lovely hike about a 15 minute drive from the house. You can get directions on All Trails. Easy to miss the parking area, which will be on your left.
Food scene
Starving Artist Creperie and Cafe
40 Main StReally great crepes!
About 20 minutes from the house. A great place for brunch of lunch. A bit "cosmopolitan" - meaning we definitely get a "New York" vibe here (which we try to avoid, actually). But fun to go from time to time
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The Southfield Store
163 Norfolk RdAbout 20 minutes from the house. A great place for brunch of lunch. A bit "cosmopolitan" - meaning we definitely get a "New York" vibe here (which we try to avoid, actually). But fun to go from time to time
A really great Mexican restaurant on Route 7 in Great Barrington. You can eat in or order take out. Yum!! About a 20 minute drive.
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Xicohtencatl Restaurant
50 Stockbridge RdA really great Mexican restaurant on Route 7 in Great Barrington. You can eat in or order take out. Yum!! About a 20 minute drive.
Some good pasta dishes. Great cannolis.
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Fratelli's Restaurant & Pizza
8 S Main RdSome good pasta dishes. Great cannolis.
Food shopping
Great produce. Lots of natural foods.
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Berkshire Food Co-op
34 Bridge StGreat produce. Lots of natural foods.
The Great Barrington location. (There is also one in Pittfield, but that's much further.) Lots of great produce and interesting treats. You can get grains, nuts, etc. in bulk. A great selection of chocolate and baked goods. Wine, beer, etc. Great flowers - and some lovely housewares, but a bit expensive. (Big Y, just next door generally has less expensive flowers.)
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Guido's Fresh Marketplace
760 S Main StThe Great Barrington location. (There is also one in Pittfield, but that's much further.) Lots of great produce and interesting treats. You can get grains, nuts, etc. in bulk. A great selection of chocolate and baked goods. Wine, beer, etc. Great flowers - and some lovely housewares, but a bit expensive. (Big Y, just next door generally has less expensive flowers.)
Lots of good taste treats here. Tasty prepared gourmet kinds of food.
The Marketplace Specialty Foods
265 S Main StLots of good taste treats here. Tasty prepared gourmet kinds of food.
Our go-to convenience store. Also a gas station and L&M Auto Repair. Also the site of the Otis Farmers' Market on Saturdays in the Spring/Summer/Fall. They recently instituted a policy of being able to use a credit card for purchases $10 and over.
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Papa's Healthy Food & Fuel
2000 E Otis RdOur go-to convenience store. Also a gas station and L&M Auto Repair. Also the site of the Otis Farmers' Market on Saturdays in the Spring/Summer/Fall. They recently instituted a policy of being able to use a credit card for purchases $10 and over.
The other convenience store about a 10 minute drive from the house.
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Katie's Country Store and Takeout
1922 E Otis RdThe other convenience store about a 10 minute drive from the house.
The local chain (Berkshires) supermarket. All the regular stuff. And, they do have reasonably good organic produce and other organic and natural products. There's a Big Y in Lee and also in Great Barrington.
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Big Y World Class Market
10 Pleasant StThe local chain (Berkshires) supermarket. All the regular stuff. And, they do have reasonably good organic produce and other organic and natural products. There's a Big Y in Lee and also in Great Barrington.
Pet supplies
My favorite local pet supply store. Also a UPS drop off point. Across the street from the Starving Artist Cafe.
Meow & Growl
59 Main StreetMy favorite local pet supply store. Also a UPS drop off point. Across the street from the Starving Artist Cafe.
Valley Veterinary Service
920 Pleasant StreetIn Lee, about a 20 minute drive from the house. Where we take our dog.