Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Lithia Springs Reservoir–College Road, 4 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 780 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Lithia Springs Reservoir–College Road, 4 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near East Hadley, MA. The route reaches Lithia Springs Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 780 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lithia Springs Reservoir–College Road, 4 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 780 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 248–662 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: 42.31538, -72.55097
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Transit-accessible: HC Physical Plant (E) stop 762 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Tinker Toy, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto College Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Tinker Toy, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto College Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Northside Road, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto RFT (Orange), heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Low Place Trail/RFT (orange), heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto RFT (orange), heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Lithia Springs Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Low Place Trail/RFT (orange), heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto RFT (Orange), heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Northside Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto College Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tinker Toy, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto College Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tinker Toy, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive 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: HC Physical Plant (E) stop 762 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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