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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Em’s Gem–Laurel Loop, 8 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 845 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Em’s Gem–Laurel Loop, 8 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 845 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 699 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trolley Bed 42.31861, -72.52790
Nearest town South Amherst, MA
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Em’s Gem–Laurel Loop, 8 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 845 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 236–700 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Trolley Bed · 42.31861, -72.52790

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 79 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Trolley Bed, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Laurel Loop, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trolley Bed, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto T-Rex, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Em’s Gem, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pond Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Access, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Serpentine, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Access, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miReach Trolley Bed, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Serpentine, heading S.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Access, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pond Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Em’s Gem, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto T-Rex, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
  24. 0.2 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miBear right onto Trolley Bed, heading NE.
  26. 500 ftContinue straight onto Laurel Loop, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto Trolley Bed, heading W.
  29. 0.7 miArrive 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/em-s-gem-laurel-loop-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (4.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 92°66° 55%
Fri 94°69° 40%
Sat 92°69° 36%
Sun 95°69°
Mon 91°69° 18%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 79 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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