Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Lithia Springs Reservoir–Laurel Loop, 8 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,025 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Lithia Springs Reservoir–Laurel Loop, 8 sights is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. The route reaches Lithia Springs Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 1,025 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lithia Springs Reservoir–Laurel Loop, 8 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,025 ft · 3 hr 17 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 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 79 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trolley Bed, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Laurel Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trolley Bed, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Notch Link, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto RFT (orange), heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Lithia Springs Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Notch Link, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 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 W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trolley Bed, heading W.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 79 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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