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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Devils Garden–Lithia Springs Reservoir, 9 sights

10.2 mi · ▲ 1,965 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Devils Garden–Lithia Springs Reservoir, 9 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Hockanum, MA. The route passes Lithia Springs Reservoir and Lithia Springs Reservoir before reaching Devils Garden at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 1,965 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 929 ft · steepest grade: 27%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.30015, -72.58750
Nearest town Hockanum, MA
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Devils Garden–Lithia Springs Reservoir, 9 sights

10.2 mi · ▲ 1,965 ft · 4 hr 23 min

Elevation 230–930 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.30015, -72.58750

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Lithia Outlook Trail/RFT (orange), heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miPass Lithia Springs Reservoir.
  8. 300 ftTurn left onto Lithia Springs Trail/RFT (orange), heading E.
  9. 0.2 miPass Lithia Springs Reservoir.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Notch Link, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading N.
  19. 0.4 miReach Devils Garden, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.4 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 150 ftTurn right onto Notch Link, heading SE.
  24. 0.4 miBear left onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  27. 450 ftTurn left onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading W.
  28. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Lithia Springs Trail/RFT (orange), heading SW.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lithia Outlook Trail/RFT (orange), heading NW.
  30. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  31. 0.2 miBear right onto Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), heading NW.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
  33. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  34. 50 ftArrive 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/mount-holyoke-summit-house-out-back-4-lakes-20-km-5ed5

Trail surface

62% dirt1% gravel37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.

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  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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