The Beacon is located at the top of the Beacon Trail on Gobble Mountain in Chester. Parking is along Middlefield Road right by and across from the trailhead. There is no kiosk but a break in the guardrail with a small paved landing is visible from the road. Land is owned by the Nature Conservancy learn more
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The 65 and 70 Foot National Historic Landmarks
The beautiful and historic 65 and 70 foot Keystone Arch [...]
New spur Trail at the Granite Saw
Trail work at the Chester Granite and Polishing Works yesterday [...]
New Chester Walking Map Kiosk
The NEW Chester Walking Map kiosk is up at the [...]
Boundary posts Tri County Corner
HILLTOWN HISTORY Three way boundary post Middlefield, Becket and Chester [...]
Marble Moncreif Moncreif Monument
A Stone of MemoryThis gravestone for Albert Moncrief (1828–1868) is [...]
Whistlers Cathedrals Group Hike
The Western Railroad was surveyed and engineered by Maj. George [...]

























































