Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Aldrich Lake–Brookbank, 10 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 884 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Aldrich Lake–Brookbank, 10 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. The route reaches Aldrich Lake at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 884 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Aldrich Lake–Brookbank, 10 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 884 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 217–700 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: Pond Loop Trail access · 42.31841, -72.52428
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 371 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pond Loop Trail access, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto North Side, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Brookbank, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Trolley Bed, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Laurel Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trolley Bed, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto T-Rex, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Em’s Gem, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Access, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Serpentine, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Access, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto IMBA Access, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Main Access, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Aldrich Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto IMBA Access, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Lower Access, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Serpentine, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Access, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Em’s Gem, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto T-Rex, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Trolley Bed, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Laurel Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trolley Bed, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Brookbank, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Side, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Pond Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pond Loop Trail access, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 371 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Pond Loop Trail access Trailhead
- Devils Garden–Brookbank, 4 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Access Trail & Sweet Alice Trail via North Side 2.5 mi · ▲ 256 ft
- Amherst Conservation–Laurel Loop Loop, 7 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 497 ft
- Mount Norwottock–NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint Loop, 11 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft
- Brookbank–Laurel Loop, 9 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 967 ft
- Laurel Loop–Lower Access Loop, 12 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 806 ft
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