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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Bubba Brosnan

3.6 mi · ▲ 845 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Bubba Brosnan is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Hockanum, MA. It climbs 845 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 686 ft · steepest grade: 27%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31041, -72.58224
Nearest town Hockanum, MA
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Bubba Brosnan

3.6 mi · ▲ 845 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 223–686 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.31041, -72.58224

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

Transit-accessible: Chumura Road (S) stop 759 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Groundward Down, heading E.
  7. 350 ftBear left onto Bubba Brosnan, heading NE.
  8. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 500 ftBear right onto Groundward Down, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bubba-brosnan-out-back-6-km-2bc3

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Chumura Road (S) stop 759 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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