Bike + art : Enjoy different art mediums exhibited on the front lawns , driveways , and porches of Pittsfield . For the Drive . Walk . Bike . Art Show , the public is welcome to drive , walk , or bike around town to view the community-wide art installation . Part of ArtWeek Berkshires in Pittsfield . Fall . downtownpittsfield . com
Group ride of the rugged variety : For the Monday Night Mountain Biking , riders of acoustic or electric mountain bikes meet weekly at 5:30 p . m . at Pittsfield State Forest ’ s Lulu Brook parking lot . Year-round . berkshirebikeandboard . com
Off-road bike ride to benefit Dana-Farber : The PMC Unpaved is a fundraiser for cancer research in support of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute . Mountain and gravel riders travel over 30 to 50 miles of scenic backroads of the Berkshire Hills . September 23 . unpaved . org
A Berkshires classic : The Great Josh Billings RunAground is now in its 47th year . The triathlon is an exciting intersection of biking , running , and paddling . September 10 . joshbillings . com
Climb the highest mountain : The Mount Greylock Go Around , held every fall , is a test of endurance that begins at Greylock Glen in Adams . Riders choose to complete either 26 or 13 miles along steep , steady routes to the
top . October . thunderboltski . com
Bike Routes
Some great online sources for biking routes :
Housatonic Heritage Bike Routes in Berkshire and Litchfield counties : housatonicheritage . org / heritage-experiences / bike-routes
Bike New England : bikenewengland . com / bicycle-rides-in-the-berkshires
Housatonic Bike Trails : houbikewalk . org
Berkshire Bike Groups
These groups also offer bike trails in the region , as well as other resources and fellow biking enthusiasts to collectively go on rides :
Berkshire Bike Collective : nbccoalition . org / nbcc-bike-collective
Berkshire Bike Path Council : BBPC meets quarterly throughout the year . Keep an eye out for Housatonic Heritage Rides in the late summer . berkshireplanning . org / projects / berkshirebike-path-council
Berkshire Cycling Association : berkshirecycling . org
Berkshire Mountain Bikers : facebook . com / groups / berkshiremountainbikers
Berkshire NEMBA : nemba . org / chapters / berknemba
City of Pittsfield Parks & Rec : cityofpittsfield . org / departments / parks _ and _ recreation
Reid Middle School Bike Club : reidbikeclub . org / home
Berkshire Bike Shops
Arcadian Shop : Route 7 , Lenox ; arcadian . com
Berkshire Bike & Board : 502C East St ., Pittsfield and 29 State Rd ., Great Barrington ; berkshirebikeandboard . com
Berkshire Bike Collective : 206 Ashland St ., North Adams ; nbccoalition . org
Berkshire Outfitters : 169 Grove St ., Adams ; berkshireoutfitters . com
Kenver : 39 Main St ., South Egremont ; kenver . com
Plaine ’ s Bike Ski Snowboard : 55 W Housatonic St ., Pittsfield ; plaines . com
The Spoke : 250 Main St ., Williamstown ; spokebicycles . com n
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