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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Devils Garden–Brookbank Loop, 14 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Devils Garden–Brookbank Loop, 14 sights is a 6.2-mile loop in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Aldrich Mills, MA. The route reaches Devils Garden. It climbs 1,009 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 712 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Loop 42.30534, -72.52738
Nearest town Aldrich Mills, MA
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Devils Garden–Brookbank Loop, 14 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 232–710 ft

Loop · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Laurel Loop · 42.30534, -72.52738

Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 67° · precip 92% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Notch Visitors Center (In) stop 96 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
  3. 350 ftPass Devils Garden.
  4. 0.3 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Notch Link, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading W.
  9. 300 ftReach Devils Garden, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto Pond Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jacob's Ladder, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Pond Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Access, heading SE.
  16. 0.5 miBear right onto South Side Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading NE.
  18. 0.5 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Robert Frost, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail (orange), heading NE.
  21. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto North Side, heading N.
  23. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Brookbank, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miBear left onto Trolley Bed, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Laurel Loop, heading S.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trolley Bed, heading S.
  28. 0.1 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/devils-garden-loop-501d

Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 77°F67°
Precip92%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity73%
Rained 3.5″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 26% rain3 AM: 58% rain4 AM: 81% rain5 AM: 84% rain6 AM: 86% rain7 AM: 82% rain8 AM: 92% rain9 AM: 70% rain10 AM: 62% rain11 AM: 46% rain12 PM: 39% rain1 PM: 42% rain2 PM: 47% rain3 PM: 35% rain4 PM: 70% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 78°62°
Wed 89°62°
Thu 91°65° 55%
Fri 93°68° 39%
Sat 91°68° 28%
Sun 94°68°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Notch Visitors Center (In) stop 96 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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