Mount Holyoke Range Conservation Area
Bare Mountain–Upper Hadley Reservoir, 5 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,311 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Bare Mountain–Upper Hadley Reservoir, 5 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range Conservation Area near Aldrich Mills, MA. The route passes Bare Mountain and Upper Hadley Reservoir. It climbs 1,311 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bare Mountain–Upper Hadley Reservoir, 5 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,311 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 301–1,010 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range Conservation Area
Trailhead: 42.29786, -72.53134
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 67° · precip 92% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Notch Visitors Center (Out) stop 752 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
- 50 ftPass Bare Mountain.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Notch Bypass, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Bunker Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Swiss Miss, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Upper Hadley Reservoir.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Condo Singletrack, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Bare Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Swiss Miss, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bunker Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bunker Link/RFT (orange), heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 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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- Transit-accessible: Notch Visitors Center (Out) stop 752 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lithia Springs Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Lithia Springs Road & Maze Road Loop via Lithia Springs Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Better Access–Entrance Exam, 6 sights 5 mi · ▲ 508 ft
- NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)–Notch Link, 3 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,707 ft
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