Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Aldrich Lake–Brookbank, 7 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 880 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Aldrich Lake–Brookbank, 7 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. The route reaches Aldrich Lake at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 880 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Aldrich Lake–Brookbank, 7 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 880 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 217–700 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: Pond Loop Trail access · 42.31841, -72.52428
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 371 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pond Loop Trail access, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto North Side, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Brookbank, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Trolley Bed, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Laurel Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trolley Bed, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Notch Link, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Aldrich Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Notch Link, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Trolley Bed, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Laurel Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trolley Bed, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Brookbank, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Side, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Pond Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pond Loop Trail access, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 371 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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