Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Better Access–Entrance Exam, 6 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 982 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Better Access–Entrance Exam, 6 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Aldrich Mills, MA. It climbs 982 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Better Access–Entrance Exam, 6 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 982 ft · 3 hr 37 min
Elevation 153–512 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: Red Barn Road · 42.28419, -72.51338
Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 60°F / low 54° · precip 68% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Lynn Drive (Out) stop 504 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Far East, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Entrance Exam, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Better Access, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Upper Access, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Lower Access, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Main Access, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto IMBA Access, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Roller Coaster, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Maze Road, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Lithia Springs Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lithia Bypass, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Entrance Exam, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Lithia Springs Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Maze Road, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Roller Coaster, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto IMBA Access, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Main Access, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Lower Access, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Upper Access, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Better Access, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Entrance Exam, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Far East, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 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: Lynn Drive (Out) stop 504 m from the trailhead
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