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Hadley Water Supply Land

Mount Hitchcock–Bare Mountain Loop, 6 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 763 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Mount Hitchcock–Bare Mountain Loop, 6 sights is a 2.9-mile loop in Hadley Water Supply Land near Aldrich Mills, MA. The route passes Bare Mountain and Mount Hitchcock. It climbs 763 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi486 – 1,014 ft · steepest grade: 35%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bunker Link/RFT (orange) 42.30653, -72.53341
Nearest town Aldrich Mills, MA
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Mount Hitchcock–Bare Mountain Loop, 6 sights

2.9 mi · ▲ 763 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 485–1,013 ft

Loop · Hadley Water Supply Land

Trailhead: Bunker Link/RFT (orange) · 42.30653, -72.53341

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Notch Visitors Center (In) stop 463 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bunker Link/RFT (orange), heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  3. 0.4 miPass Bare Mountain.
  4. 0.8 miPass Mount Hitchcock.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right onto RFT (Orange), heading W.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tinker Trail, heading NE.
  7. 400 ftBear right onto Northside Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Two Deer Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bunker Link, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bunker Link/RFT (orange), heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miThe loop closes 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/bare-mountain-mount-hitchcock-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (4.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 78°62°
Thu 90°65° 54%
Fri 93°68° 40%
Sat 90°68° 36%
Sun 94°68°
Mon 90°68° 18%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Notch Visitors Center (In) stop 463 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

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