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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange)–Black Rock Trail, 5 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,395 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange)–Black Rock Trail, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near East Hadley, MA. It climbs 1,395 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 906 ft · steepest grade: 28%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.30954, -72.57662
Nearest town East Hadley, MA
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Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange)–Black Rock Trail, 5 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,395 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 318–907 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.30954, -72.57662

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Chumura Road (N) stop 649 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Black Rock Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dry Brook Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miReach Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Black Rock Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miBear left onto Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/black-rock-trail-rft-orange-black-rock-trail-out-back-5-sights-7-km

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Chumura Road (N) stop 649 m from the trailhead

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