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Enjoy a picnic lunch with family and friends under the shade of mature trees, admiring the scenic views of the lake and surrounding hills. Keep your eyes peeled for diverse bird species, including eagles, hawks, and songbirds, making the park a paradise for birdwatchers.

Sunderland bridge repaving is done!

This 40-acre pond is a popular fishing spot, surrounded by a lush forest. Several locations offer beautiful open views of the water, making it an excellent choice for a rest stop.

It's a small beach, on a small pond, in a small town. You'll be hard pressed to find anywhere else with more New England charm than here. If your route takes you anywhere near Ashfield, be sure to make this a rest stop.

At the top of Jackson Hill, you'll find this incredible site: the Peace Pagoda of Leverett, the first of its kind built in the United States. To reach it, you'll have to climb a road from Cave Hill Rd, but it's worth it. The surroundings are ideal, and at the top, next to the Pagoda, there's also a lily pond. An incredible place to re-center your mind and soul.

Atkins Reservoir is a large freshwater lake in Shutesbury, east of Amherst. Since it is a reservoir that supplies the nearby towns' drinking water, there is no swimming allowed but from this spot you get fantastic views over the water as you ride.

Atkins Reservoir is quite a large freshwater lake just north east of Amherst. It is used as a water supply for the nearby towns. It's a beautiful place, and the view here across its tree lined shore is really easy on the eye.

The Connecticut River starts just south of the Canadian border in New Hampshire and runs 406 miles to Long Island Sound. The Connecticut section of the river is 65.5 miles from the Massachusetts border to the headwaters at Old Saybrook Point.