Mohawk Trail State Forest covers 7,758 total acres of which between 400 and 500 acres are old growth. The oldest trees in the forest are hemlocks, which have been dated to 500 years old. Red spruce have been dated to 400, and several other species to over 300. Mohawk Trail State Forest contains the tallest trees in New England and the Mahican-Mohawk Trail. This is our journey through the old growth. Western Mass Hilltown Hikers #hikethehilltownhistory #hikethehilltowns with the #westernmasshillt

The Mohawk Trail State Forest boasts 30 of the state's 33 tallest trees and 17 of the tallest trees of the champion species in Massachusetts. This includes many of the tallest of their kind in New England, the Northeast and even east of the Mississippi River in some cases. Saturday we had the honor of attending the Old Growth Trek Milestone Hike narrated by Mr. Bob Leverett and Mohawk Trail State Forest Ranger Christian Drake, co-hosted by the Old Growth Forest Network for a tour of several old