Mountain Meadow Preserve offers more than four miles of easy-to-moderate hiking on roads and footpaths.

Straddling the Massachusetts/Vermont border, this inviting mix of forest and field, wetland and wildflower meadow, draws both hikers and naturalists.

From the broad meadow a few hundred yards beyond the Williamstown parking lot, enjoy a view of the Hoosac Valley. You can see Williamstown church spires and Mount Greylock. Climb a half-mile loop trail to a hilltop, from where you can also continue your hike into the Pownal, Vermont side of the reservation.

If you prefer your vistas without the uphill walk, enter the reservation from the lot on Benedict Road in Vermont. Meander along a network of flat trails to a woods road leading to a scenic overlook at the ruins of Mausert’s Camp, a rustic family getaway that burned down in the 1970s.