Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Lower Hadley Reservoir–College Road, 4 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 717 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Lower Hadley Reservoir–College Road, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near East Hadley, MA. The route reaches Lower Hadley Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 717 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lower Hadley Reservoir–College Road, 4 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 717 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 237–590 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: 42.31460, -72.56618
Weather Aug 4: 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 miTurn left onto College Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tinker Toy, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto College Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lower Tricky Turn Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Swiss Miss, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftReach Lower Hadley Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Lower Tricky Turn Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto College Road, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left onto Tinker Toy, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto College Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Glenna Bell, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bubba Brosnan, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Groundward Down, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 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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- 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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