The Mohawk Trail
Williamstown → Greenfield, MA · ~63 miles · half day
Stylized illustration, not a photo — the real place looks different (and that’s half the fun).
The Mohawk Trail follows Massachusetts Route 2 for about 63 miles across the northern Berkshires, tracing an old Native American footpath. Opened in 1914 as the state’s first scenic auto-touring road — one of the oldest in the country — it winds through the Hoosac Range and Deerfield River valley, famed for fall foliage and the white-knuckle Hairpin Turn.
Good to know: Paved and open year-round, but the Hairpin Turn and high sections can ice over in winter, and foliage weekends draw heavy traffic.
Updated July 2026.
New England’s oldest scenic auto road.
A century-old auto-touring road through the Berkshires that’s one of New England’s premier fall-foliage drives.
States on this route
The signature stops
What to pull over for.
The best stops on the The Mohawk Trail are the places that define the drive, not just the nearest towns. Roamward orders them for the road: start with The Hairpin Turn, Whitcomb Summit, Mohawk Trail State Forest, Shelburne Falls, then open each stop guide for the pull-over context.
01The Hairpin Turna famously tight switchback with a Hoosac Valley overlook — open the stop guideMA
02Whitcomb Summitthe trail’s high point, with long Berkshire views — open the stop guideMA
03Mohawk Trail State Forestold-growth pines along the Deerfield River gorge — open the stop guideMA
04Shelburne Fallshome of the Bridge of Flowers and glacial potholes — open the stop guideMA
Where to eat
Restaurants along this route.
Restaurants on the The Mohawk Trail are chosen for trip usefulness: gateway-town location, a clear reason to stop, and enough quality to make a traveler save the pick. Start with Hope & Olive, The People's Pint, Gould's Sugar House, Hager's Farm Market.
A curated set of trip-useful meals near the route — enough to anchor driving days without turning the guide into a phone book.
- Hope & Olive
A Greenfield dinner upgrade for the Mohawk Trail corridor when the day deserves a slower meal than a roadside snack.
- The People's Pint
A Greenfield brewpub stop near the Mohawk Trail corridor, useful when the leaf-peeping day needs a casual meal with local beer.
- Gould's Sugar House
A maple-season breakfast classic near the Mohawk Trail, especially good when the drive overlaps spring syrup or fall color.
- Hager's Farm Market
Farm-market breakfast, cider donuts, and sandwiches near the Mohawk Trail, perfect for a quick local stop before Shelburne Falls.
- Baked
Small-batch bakery and cafe in Shelburne Falls, a sweet Mohawk Trail pause near the Bridge of Flowers.
- Blue Rock
A Shelburne Falls dinner pick that gives the Mohawk Trail a polished stop near the Bridge of Flowers.
- Floodwater Brewing Co.
A Shelburne Falls brewery stop that pairs naturally with the bridge, glacial potholes, and leaf-peeping pace of the Mohawk Trail.
- Gypsy Apple Bistro
A tiny French-leaning bistro for making the Mohawk Trail feel like a deliberate overnight rather than a leaf-peeping pass-through.
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