Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Aldrich Lake–Better Access, 9 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Aldrich Lake–Better Access, 9 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Cooks Corner, MA. The route reaches Aldrich Lake at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 673 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Aldrich Lake–Better Access, 9 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 261–581 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: 42.28071, -72.49222
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 90% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto East Farm Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Long Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto East Farm Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto West Farm Road, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Pete’s Wicked, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Private Investigation, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Upper Access, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Technical Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Access, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lost & Found, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Twister, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Better Access, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Aldrich Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Twister, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Lost & Found, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Access, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Technical Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Upper Access, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Private Investigation, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Pete’s Wicked, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto West Farm Road, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto East Farm Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Long Mountain Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto East Farm Road, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- East Farm Road–Long Mountain Road, 5 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 383 ft
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