Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Brookbank–Laurel Loop, 9 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 967 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Brookbank–Laurel Loop, 9 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 967 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Brookbank–Laurel Loop, 9 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 967 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 228–700 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: Pond Loop Trail · 42.31790, -72.52436
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 379 m from the trailhead
- Start on Pond Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto North Side, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Brookbank, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Trolley Bed, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Laurel Loop, heading S.
- 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 E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Lower Access, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Technical Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Unsolved Mystery, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Technical Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Upper Access, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Private Investigation, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Brookbank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Upper Access, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Technical Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Unsolved Mystery, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Technical Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Lower Access, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto South Side Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Trolley Bed, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Laurel Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trolley Bed, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Brookbank, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Side, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Pond Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 379 m from the trailhead
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