Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Aldrich Lake–IMBA Access, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 488 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Aldrich Lake–IMBA Access, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Aldrich Mills, MA. The route passes Aldrich Lake before reaching Aldrich Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 488 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Aldrich Lake–IMBA Access, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 488 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 275–512 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: Better Access · 42.28247, -72.52044
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Main Access, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Aldrich Lake.
- 0.3 miBear left onto IMBA Access, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Roller Coaster, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Aldrich Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Roller Coaster, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto IMBA Access, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Main Access, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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