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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Aldrich Lake–Better Access, 4 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Aldrich Lake–Better Access, 4 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Granby, MA. The route reaches Aldrich Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 264 ft. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 400 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.28017, -72.51126
Nearest town Granby, MA
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Aldrich Lake–Better Access, 4 sights

3.3 mi · ▲ 264 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 261–400 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.28017, -72.51126

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Far Side, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Far East, heading NW.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Better Access, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Main Access, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miReach Aldrich Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Better Access, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Far East, heading E.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto Far Side, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/aldrich-lake-better-access-out-back-4-sights-5-km-d298

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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