Bay Road Conservation Restriction
Hunter Trail–Tessman Loop, 4 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Hunter Trail–Tessman Loop, 4 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Bay Road Conservation Restriction near East Hadley, MA. It climbs 494 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hunter Trail–Tessman Loop, 4 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 191–705 ft
Out & Back · Bay Road Conservation Restriction
Trailhead: 42.32115, -72.54856
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: HC Physical Plant (E) stop 406 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Tinker Toy, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hunter Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Tessman Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wall Street, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tinker Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Tricky Turn Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Lower Tricky Turn Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Low Down, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:39 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: HC Physical Plant (E) stop 406 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Upper Hadley Reservoir & Lower Hadley Reservoir via Reservoir Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Margin Call–Tinker Trail, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 334 ft
- Christmas Trail–Hunter Trail, 4 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 528 ft
- Upper Hadley Reservoir–Lower Hadley Reservoir, 6 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 372 ft
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