Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Glenna Bell–Groundward Down Loop, 4 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,157 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Glenna Bell–Groundward Down Loop, 4 sights is a 4.6-mile loop in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near East Hadley, MA. It climbs 1,157 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi236 – 922 ft · steepest grade: 30%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31460, -72.56618
Nearest town East Hadley, MA
Directions
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Glenna Bell–Groundward Down Loop, 4 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,157 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 237–923 ft
Loop · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: 42.31460, -72.56618
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Groundward Down, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left onto Bubba Brosnan, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left onto Glenna Bell, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Tinker Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hitchcock Singletrack, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Tinker Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto RFT (Orange), heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 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.
Trail surface
34% dirt66% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 78°F69°
Precip93%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity74%
Rained 3.5″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue
81°64°
Wed
80°64°
Thu
92°66°
55%
Fri
94°69°
39%
Sat
92°70°
27%
Sun
95°69°
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- NET/M&M Trail (white) 2.3 mi · ▲ 524 ft
- Groundward Down 2.3 mi · ▲ 463 ft
- Bubba Brosnan 2.3 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white) 2.8 mi · ▲ 659 ft
- Parker Reservoir & Beary's Trail via Glenna Bell 3 mi · ▲ 681 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white) 3 mi · ▲ 688 ft
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