Hickey and Peeskawso Peak Trail is a 2.8 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Stockbridge, Massachusetts that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
Note: The term squaw is considered universally offensive by Indigenous groups in America due to its use for hundreds of years in a derogatory context. Indigenous activists have continued to work both locally and in more general educational efforts, to rename the locations across North America that contain the slur, as well as to eliminate the slur from the lexicon in general. See here for more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squaw#Efforts_to_rename_placenames_and_terms_with_squaw_in_them
September 27, 2020
September 21, 2020Heard two barred owls!
September 19, 2020September 18, 20204, maybe even 5 stars if you take Hickey to Devil’s Pulpit and back the same way AND if you come in the middle of the week. Otherwise, too crowded and lots of car noise on the other part of the loop. The trail itself is well-worn in places but pretty and the geology with all the outcrops and all the quarzite is very cool. Nice change from the basalt and trap rock I've been travelling on. My mom filled a whole bag of trash. Humans, seriously!!! Don’t leave your clothes, masks, and food wrappers on trails. One lady was wearing so much perfume all 300 million of my olfactory receptors went crazy for 1/4 mile. It's hard to smell white pine needles when my nose is on fire. Then some old guy taking a pee at the summit right on the trail. Seriously humans it’s not hard to be civil like a border collie.
September 18, 2020
September 17, 2020Second time doing this hike, first time doing it with my dog. Devil’s pulpit has great views. The trail is in good shape, no loose rocks from what I could see, even at the scrambly parts. Fun and just challenging enough to make for an interesting morning. Do be aware that there’s a $5 parking fee at the trailhead!
September 13, 2020Great hike, rocky terrain on the way on the way up but very smooth down indian monument trail. Well marked trails.
September 8, 2020September 7, 2020Fun short hike. Some nice rock scrambles. Avoid on weekends if you’re not into crowds.
September 6, 2020Devil’s Pulpit view is beautiful—don’t miss that turn off off the “Squaw Peak” trail! Hickey trail up and back to Devil’s Pulpit is probably better than the loop if the hiking group is okay with the incline—it’s quieter than Indian Monument Trail, half of which runs by the road. Overall, beautiful short hike!
September 6, 2020Fun!!
September 6, 2020September 5, 2020quite busy on labor day weekend. some nice views at the top
September 5, 2020, some fun rock scrambles. A bit crowded for my taste.
September 3, 2020August 26, 2020August 25, 2020We lost the red blazes of the Peeskawo Peak Trail at one point but other than that, great trail. We started on blue then went to red to orange/yellow back to the parking lot. Not too crowded. Many people used masks. Most people kept distance.
August 22, 2020Super nice but tough at the end.
August 21, 2020Lots of exposed roots
August 20, 2020Super well maintained- parking is $5, and masks encouraged when around others
August 18, 2020Always a pleasure, regardless of the weather...
August 17, 2020Our first time hiking a mountain and we loved it. Strenuous but doable as first timers. Only got a little scary when we had to scramble to get to the top of the peak. Very beautiful and rewarding. The first of hopefully many mountain hikes.
August 8, 2020Beautiful
August 1, 2020Moderate trail with amazing views! The trail itself was beautiful but was a bit more crowded than I’d prefer. Overall loved the hike and the amazing staff.
August 1, 2020Consider taking a short detour to devils pulpit overlook. It will take 5 minutes just off of the squaw trail and worth it for the beautiful vista
July 18, 2020We've hiked Monument a few times during different seasons. It's always a great hike!
