Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Laurel Loop–Lower Access Loop, 12 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 806 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Laurel Loop–Lower Access Loop, 12 sights is a 5.2-mile loop in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 806 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Laurel Loop–Lower Access Loop, 12 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 806 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 215–710 ft
Loop · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: Pond Loop Trail access · 42.31841, -72.52428
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 371 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pond Loop Trail access, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pond Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Trolley Bed, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Laurel Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trolley Bed, heading S.
- 500 ftBear 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 S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto T-Rex, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Raptor, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Lower Access, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto South Side Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Robert Frost, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail (orange), heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto North Side, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Sweet Alice Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 371 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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