Directions to the Benson Place
182 Flagg Hill Road, Heath, MA 01346 413-337-5340
From the East:
From I-91 Greenfield exit take Rte 2 West about 14 miles (3.5 miles beyond
Shelburne Falls). On your right will be Stillwaters Restaurant and the Oxbow
Resort Motel. One half mile later, turn right on Avery Brook Road, where the
sign will direct you towards Heath Center. After 2 miles, the road forks.
Take right fork and wind uphill for 2 miles until you come to a T-junction.
Turn right onto Taylor Brook Road, which is gravel, and go 1 mile. Stop at
the crossroads, then turn right on Flagg Hill Road (also gravel). Climb a
short steep hill, and follow the road for 1.7 miles, always bearing right.
We are at the end of the road.
Or from Colrain Center, take 112 South less than a mile, turn right on
Foundry Village Rd for a mile, at which point Adamsville Rd merges from the
left. After less than a mile, go left on Heath Road. Climb for 3 miles (road
turns to gravel). Cross causeway, then stop at crossroads. Turn left on
Flagg Hill Road, climb a short steep hill, and follow the road for 1.7
miles, always bearing right. We are at the end of the road.
From the West:
Travel approximately 3.5 miles past the village of Charlemont (which is 20
miles east of North Adams on Rte 2, (The Mohawk Trail) Turn left onto Avery
Brook Road, where a sign will direct you towards Heath Center. Then as
above.
From the North:
Take I-91 South to Greenfield, then then follow directions from the East.
Or from Wilmington, VT take Rte 100 South to Jacksonville (about 6 miles).
Left on 112 about 2.5 miles. Right on 8A, go about 7 miles, crossing into
MA. After passing Number Nine Road on right with sign to Peters Store, take
first left (Branch Hill Road), Go about 2 miles to second right, which is
Swamp Road (called Hosmer if you were turning left). Take Swamp Road .5 mile
to a crossroads at which time road name changes to Flagg Hill Road. Climb a
short steep hill, and follow the road for 1.7 miles, always bearing right.
We are at the end of the road.
From the South:
Take I-91 North to Greenfield, then follow directions from the East.
Or take 112 North to Shelburne Falls, then follow directions from the East.
Or take 8A North to Charlemont, then follow directions from the West.