Driving Directions (Turn By Turn)

 

Starting shortly after sunrise and continuing through Saturday morning, the teams will begin their adventures, running approximately  200 miles in a non-stop relay race across Massachusetts.  Here are the turn-by-turn directions from Mount Greylock to Boston Harbor:

For a printer friendly PDF version of the driving directions, click here.

 

Leg

Leg Mileage Prior to Step *

Route Step Within Leg

Transition

 

Town

0

 

 

RACE START

Race starts on driveway, at light-post directly south (below) Visitors Center

 

 

Mount Greylock Visitors Center Lanesborough

 

 

Mount Greylock

 

1

 

RIGHT (UP) on Rockwell

 

 

 

3.7

 

Transition on RIGHT before parking entrance

 

Jones Nose

 

Mount Greylock

 

2

 

STRAIGHT on Rockwell

 

 

3.3

Bear RIGHT on Summit

 

 

 

4.1

Transition on RIGHT on walkway between Bascom Lodge and War Memorial at summit

 

Bascom Lodge

 

 

Mount Greylock

 

3

 

RIGHT (DOWN) on Summit

 

 

0.8

RIGHT on Notch (Greylock Mountain)

 

 

 

6.3

 

Transition on LEFT before parking entrance

 

Notch Road Gate

 

Mount Greylock

 

4

 

STRAIGHT on Notch

 

 

0.2

RIGHT on Reservoir

 

 

2.1

Bear LEFT on Furnace

 

 

2.2

RIGHT on Francis

 

 

2.3

LEFT on Hooker

 

 

2.4

LEFT on State (Route 8)

 

 

2.8

RIGHT on Main

 

 

2.9

Bear RIGHT on Church

 

 

4.2

LEFT on Church

 

 

5.0

LEFT on Drury High School driveway

 

 

 

5.2

 

Transition in front of high school entrance

 

Drury

High School

 

North

Adams

 

5

 

LEFT on Drury High School driveway

 

 

0.2

LEFT on Church

 

 

0.6

LEFT on Church (Changes to East)

 

 

3.5

LEFT on East Hoosac

 

 

 

5.2

 

 

Transition at top of hill in woods clearing; parking along road

 

 

East Hoosac

 

Adams

6

 

STRAIGHT on East Hoosac (Changes to Adams)

 

 

2.4

LEFT on New State

 

 

3.9

LEFT on Burnett (Changes to North Florida and then changes again to Central Shaft)

 

 

 

6.2

 

VAN TRANSITION A

Runners bear LEFT, before Parking area, and transition between North Pond and bath house

 

 

 

North Pond

 

Savoy Mountain

Forest

 7

 

V
A
N
S

 

STRAIGHT on Central Shaft

 

 

1.3

VANS ONLY:  LEFT on Central Shaft

2.0

Bear RIGHT on Central Shaft

3.0

RIGHT on Phelps

3.6

RIGHT on Mohawk Trail (Route 2 East)

6.6

RIGHT on Church
Transition between church and fire department barn; parking in area before church

Florida
Baptist Church

Florida

7

 

R
U
N
N
E
R
S

 

STRAIGHT on Central Shaft

 

 

1.3

RIGHT on South County

 

 

2.0

Bear RIGHT on South County

 

 

3.4

LEFT on Church

 

 

 

4.1

 

 

Transition on RIGHT in front of church; parking in area after church

 

Florida

Baptist Church

 

 

Florida

8

 

STRAIGHT on Church

 

 

0.0

Quick LEFT on Mohawk Trail (Route 2 West)

 

 

0.1

Quick RIGHT on Church

 

 

0.8

RIGHT on Whitcomb Hill

 

 

 

RIGHT on River

(Cross Deerfield River, and changes to Zoar)

 

 

 

5.5

 

 

Transition on RIGHT in picnic area; parking in picnic area

 

Zoar

Picnic Area

 

 

Zoar

9

 

STRAIGHT on Zoar

 

 

0.8

Bear RIGHT on Rowe Zoar

 

 

3.2

Bear RIGHT on Mohawk Trail (Route 2 West)

 

 

 

3.3

 

Transition on RIGHT at Shunpike Put-In; parking to right

 

Shunpike Put-In

 

 

Charlemont

10

 

LEFT on Mohawk Trail (Route 2 West)

 

 

0.4

LEFT on Tower

 

 

1.4

Bear LEFT on West Hawley (Route 8A North)

 

 

2.4

LEFT on Route 8A North, over bridge across Deerfield River

 

 

2.5

RIGHT on Main (Route 2 East; Route 8A North)

 

 

2.8

Transition on RIGHT in front of school; parking in school lot

Hawlemont Elem.
School

Charlemont

11

 

STRAIGHT on Main

 

 

0.3

LEFT on Route 8A South

(Cross Deerfield River)

 

 

0.4

Quick LEFT on West Hawley

(Changes to South River, and then changes again to Charlemont)

 

 

 

6.3

 

Transition STRAIGHT ahead (across Upper) to RIGHT of church; parking to left of church

 

Mary Lyons Church

 

 

Buckland

12

 

LEFT on Cross

(Vans do NOT follow runners here; instead go RIGHT on Upper, and LEFT on Route 112 North)

 

 

0.2

LEFT on Lower (Changes to Ashfield)

(Route 112 North)

 

 

2.8

LEFT into high school parking lot

 

 

 

2.9

 

VAN TRANSITION B

Runners transition on LEFT at far end of parking area at gates into football field

 

 

Mohawk Trail High School

 

 

Buckland

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

STRAIGHT on Ashfield (Route 112 North)

 

 

0.7

RIGHT on North

 

 

1.5

Bear RIGHT on State

 

 

1.6

Bear LEFT on Conway

 

 

2.1

RIGHT on Summer

 

 

2.2

LEFT on South (Changes to Conway, and then changes to Shelburne Falls)

 

 

 

8.8

 

Transition on LEFT at Natural Roots CSA; parking behind and down hill

 

Natural Roots Farm

 

 

Shelburne Falls

14

 

STRAIGHT on Shelburne Falls

 

 

1.6

LEFT on Route 116 South

 

 

2.2

Transition on LEFT at Greenfield Savings Bank

Greenfield Savings Bank 

Conway 

15

 

STRAIGHT on South Deerfield (Route 116 South)

 

 

1.5

Bear LEFT on Mathews

 

 

3.2

LEFT on Conway (Route 116 South)

 

 

3.6

LEFT on Lee

 

 

5.0

RIGHT on Mill Village

 

 

5.9

Cross Route 5/Route 10, and

STRAIGHT on North Main

 

 

 

6.7

 

Transition on RIGHT, in front of school; parking to the right off driveway

 

Frontier Reg.

High School

 

 

Deerfield

16

 

STRAIGHT on North Main (Vans exit LEFT on Pleasant and RIGHT on North Main)

 

 

0.4

LEFT on Sugarloaf

 

 

1.4

LEFT on Sunderland (Route 116 South)

(Cross Connecticut River, changes to Bridge)

 

 

2.2

RIGHT on South Main (Route 47 South)

 

 

2.6

LEFT on Old Amherst

 

 

3.0

LEFT on Swampfield

 

 

 

3.2

 

Transition in front of school

 

Sunderland

Elem. School

 

 

Sunderland

17

 

STRAIGHT on Swampfield

 

 

0.2

LEFT on Old Amherst

 

 

0.3

RIGHT on Russell

 

 

2.3

LEFT on Hadley (Route 47 South)

(Changes to River)

 

 

 

8.2

 

Transition on LEFT in front of school

 

Hadley

Elem. School

 

 

Hadley

18

 

STRAIGHT on River (Changes to Middle)

 

 

0.4

LEFT on Newton

 

 

0.8

LEFT on East

 

 

1.3

RIGHT on Rocky Hill

 

 

4.2

LEFT on University

 

 

4.4

LEFT into Stadium

 

 

 

4.5

 

VAN TRANSITION C

Runners transition in front of stadium; parking to the far right

 

 

McGuirk

Alumni Stadium

 

 

UMASS

Amherst

 

 

19

 

Right out of Stadium

 

 

0.1

LEFT on University

 

 

0.3

RIGHT on Fearing

 

 

1.0

Bear RIGHT on North Pleasant

 

 

1.5

In Amherst Center, STRAIGHT on South Pleasant (Route 116 South) (Changes to West)

 

 

 

5.0

 

Transition on RIGHT at Admissions Building; parking on right behind building

 

Hampshire College

(Admissions Building)

 

 

Amherst

20

 

STRAIGHT on West (Route 116 South)

 

 

0.4

LEFT on Bay

 

 

6.5

Bear RIGHT on Federal (Route 9 East)

 

 

7.5

RIGHT on Daniel Shays Highway (Route 202 South)

 

 

8.2

LEFT on Jabish

 

 

 

8.5

 

Transition on LEFT across street from Belchertown Town Hall

 

Town Hall

 

 

Belchertown

 

21

 

STRAIGHT on Jabish

 

 

0.3

RIGHT on Sargent (Route 9 East)

(Changes to Ware)

 

 

2.7

LEFT on Winsor Dam

 

 

 

3.0

 

Transition on RIGHT in front of Visitors Center; parking just before this, on right next to State Police barracks

 

 

Winsor Dam

 

Quabbin Reservoir

 

22

 

STRAIGHT on Winsor Dam

 

 

0.5

Bear RIGHT on Winsor Dam

 

 

1.3

LEFT on Belchertown (Route 9 East)

(Changes to Main)

 

 

 

6.2

 

Transition on RIGHT; parking behind building

 

Knights of Columbus Hall

 

 

Ware

23

 

STRAIGHT on Main (Route 9 East)

(Changes to East and then to Main again)

 

 

 

5.1

 

Transition on RIGHT; parking in lot in front

 

Salem Cross Inn

 

West Brookfield

 

24

 

STRAIGHT on Main (Route 9 East)

(Changes back and forth to E. and W. Main)

 

 

8.4

LEFT into East Brookfield Elementary School driveway

 

 

 

8.5

 

VAN TRANSITION D

Runners transition in the circle to the RIGHT in front of school; parking in the lot to the left of the school

 

 

East Brookfield

Elem. School

 

 

East Brookfield

 

 

25

 

STRAIGHT BACK on school driveway

 

 

0.1

LEFT on Main (Route 9 East)

 

 

 

3.6

 

Transition on RIGHT; parking in lot in front of high school

 

David Prouty High School

 

 

 

Spencer

26

 

STRAIGHT on Main (Route 9 East)

 

 

 

4.2

 

Transition on RIGHT; parking in lot adjacent to police station

 

Leicester

Police Station

 

 

 

Leicester

27

 

STRAIGHT on Main (Route 9 East)

 

 

3.5

At intersection with Park (Route 9 bears left on Park), stay STRAIGHT on Main

 

 

3.8

Bear RIGHT on Cambridge

 

 

4.9

RIGHT on McKeon

 

 


5.3


Transition at Kimball; vans turn RIGHT and parking lot is on RIGHT next to Softball Fields


College of the 
Holy Cross 


Worcester 

28

 

STRAIGHT on Kimball

 

 

0.7

At intersection with Millbury, go STRAIGHT, bearing slightly to the left on Providence (Route 122A)

 

 

1.6

RIGHT on Winthrop (Changes to Heywood)

 

 

2.3

RIGHT on Massasoit

 

 

3.5

Bear LEFT on Blithewood

 

 

4.2

RIGHT on Grafton (Route 122 South)

(Changes to Worcester)

 

 

6.7

Bear LEFT on Bridge

 

 

6.8

LEFT on North Main

 

 

7.0

RIGHT on Waterville (Route 30 East)

 

 

7.2

RIGHT into school driveway

 

 

 

7.3

 

Transition at end of driveway; parking in front of school

 

North Grafton Elem. School

 

 

Grafton

29

 

RIGHT on Waterville (Route 30 East) (Changes to Westboro and then Nourse and then Main)

 

 

5.1

RIGHT into High School

 

 

 

5.2

 

Bear LEFT to transition in front of high school; parking along route past transition

 

Westborough

High School

 

 

Westborough

30

 

STRAIGHT on high school driveway

 

 

0.2

RIGHT on Ruggles

 

 

0.3

LEFT on Denny

 

 

0.5

RIGHT on South

 

 

0.7

Bear LEFT on Hopkinton (Route 135 East)

(Changes to Wood)

 

 

5.6

LEFT on Main (Route 135 East)

 

 

 

6.2

 

VAN TRANSITION E

Runners transition at Hopkinton Green along Marathon Way; parking RIGHT at Ash in lot behind Center School

 

 

Hopkinton Green and Center

Elem. School

 

 

Hopkinton

 

 

31

 

STRAIGHT on Main (Route 135 East)

 

 

1.4

RIGHT on Clinton

 

 

2.9

Bear Left on East

 

 

3.5

RIGHT on South (Changes to West)

 

 

3.9

LEFT on Chestnut

 

 

4.4

RIGHT on Eliot

 

 

4.8

LEFT on Prospect

 

 

5.2

RIGHT on Fruit

 

 

 

5.5

 

Transition on RIGHT; parking in lot in front of school

 

Henry Warren Elem. School

 

 

Ashland

32

 

STRAIGHT on Fruit

 

 

0.1

Bear LEFT on Eliot (Changes to Whitney)

 

 

2.0

RIGHT on Western

 

 

2.1

QUICK LEFT on Maple

 

 

4.0

LEFT on Washington (Route 16 East)

(Changes to N. Main)

 

 

4.5

RIGHT on Eliot (Route 16 East) and

QUICK RIGHT on Pine Hill

 

 

 

4.7

 

Transition straight ahead in front of school at end of Pine Hill; parking in lot behind

 

Pine Hill

Elem. School

 

 

Sherborn

33

 

STRAIGHT on Pine Hill

 

 

0.2

RIGHT on Eliot (Route 16 East)

(Changes to Washington)

 

 

5.3

Bear RIGHT on Washington

(Route 16 East/Route 135 East)

 

 

 

5.5

 

Transition on RIGHT in front of Wellesley Free Library; parking in rear

 

 

Wellesley Free Library

 

 

Wellesley

34

 

STRAIGHT on Washington (Changes to Wellesley)

 

 

0.2

Bear RIGHT on Great Plain (Route 135 East)

 

 

3.3

Diagonal RIGHT on Dedham (Route 135 East)

(Changes to West and then to Common)

 

 

 

6.2

 

Transition on LEFT  in front of Dolan Recreation Center; parking in lot

 

Dolan Recreation Center

 

 

Dedham

35

 

STRAIGHT on Common

 

 

0.3

LEFT on Bridge (Route 109 East)

(Cross Charles River; Changes to Spring)

 

 

2.6

Bear Left on Centre

 

 

3.7

At Rotary, STRAIGHT across and

STAY on Centre 

 

 

4.4

RIGHT on Weld

 

 

4.7

LEFT on Walter

 

 

4.8

RIGHT on Bussey

 

 

5.2

LEFT on South

 

 

 

6.0

 

Transition on LEFT in front of Hinton State Lab; parking on left before transition

 

UMASS Medical School (Jamaica Plain Campus)

 

 

Boston

36

 

STRAIGHT on South

 

 

0.1

RIGHT on Washington

 

 

0.3

LEFT on Ukraine

 

 

0.4

LEFT on Hyde Park

 

 

0.6

RIGHT on Arborway

 

 

1.0

At rotary, 3/4-way around, RIGHT into Franklin Park on Jewish War Veterans

 

 

1.2

Bear LEFT on Jewish War Veterans

 

 

2.2

Bear RIGHT on Glen Lane and

EXIT Franklin Park

 

 

2.3

CROSS Blue Hill and LEFT on Old

 

 

2.4

RIGHT on Columbia

 

 

4.0

At Massachusetts,

RIGHT on Columbia

 

 

4.6

Cross Under I-93, stay STRAIGHT on Columbia;

At Rotary, STRAIGHT across onto Day

(DON’T follow signs for UMASS/JFK Library)
 
Runners stay left and run on sidewalk to left, on side running against traffic.

 

 

5.3

After Boston College (BC) High School, LEFT on Bianculli

 

 

5.6

Bear RIGHT on University

 

 

6.1

Bear LEFT into Campus Center driveway

 

 

 

6.2

 

RACE FINISH; Runners finish in front of Campus Center; parking in South Lot before Campus Center and Cirlce Lawn finish

 

 

Campus Center and Circle Lawn

 

 

 

UMASS

Boston

 

                         


* Please note that the mileage “odometer” readings at each leg end and transition in these turn-by-turn directions may not always match the leg distance provided in the description and maps of the race legs; this is due to these mileages being driven in the race director’s old mustang rag-top, while those in the description and maps were generated by MapMyRun ®.