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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Far East–Laurel Loop, 11 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,105 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Far East–Laurel Loop, 11 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 1,105 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 699 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trolley Bed 42.31861, -72.52790
Nearest town South Amherst, MA
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Far East–Laurel Loop, 11 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,105 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 236–700 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Trolley Bed · 42.31861, -72.52790

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 79 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trolley Bed, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Laurel Loop, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trolley Bed, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miBear right onto Lower Access, heading E.
  9. 350 ftSharp left onto Technical Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Unsolved Mystery, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Technical Trail, heading S.
  12. 100 ftSharp left onto Upper Access, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftTurn right onto Private Investigation, heading SE.
  14. 250 ftTurn right onto Twister, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto Red Barn Road, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miSharp left onto Far East, heading S.
  17. 350 ftReach Trolley Bed, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 350 ftSharp right onto Red Barn Road, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miBear right onto Twister, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Private Investigation, heading NE.
  21. 200 ftTurn left onto Upper Access, heading N.
  22. 250 ftSharp right onto Technical Trail, heading N.
  23. 100 ftBear left onto Unsolved Mystery, heading N.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Technical Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miSharp right onto Lower Access, heading NW.
  26. 350 ftBear left onto South Side Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.7 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
  28. 0.2 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading N.
  29. 0.2 miBear right onto Trolley Bed, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Laurel Loop, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn left onto Trolley Bed, heading NW.
  33. 0.7 miArrive 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/brookbank-laurel-loop-out-back-11-sights

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
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 79°63°
Thu 92°66° 55%
Fri 94°69° 40%
Sat 92°69° 36%
Sun 95°69°
Mon 91°69° 18%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 79 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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