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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Lower Hadley Reservoir–Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), 9 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 2,403 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Lower Hadley Reservoir–Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), 9 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Hockanum, MA. The route reaches Lower Hadley Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 2,403 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi279 – 922 ft · steepest grade: 28%9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dry Brook Trail 42.30136, -72.58251
Nearest town Hockanum, MA
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Lower Hadley Reservoir–Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), 9 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 2,403 ft · 4 hr 2 min

Elevation 279–923 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Dry Brook Trail · 42.30136, -72.58251

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start on Dry Brook Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Black Rock Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
  6. 1.4 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto RFT (Orange), heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tinker Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Tricky Turn Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 400 ftTurn right onto Lower Tricky Turn Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Swiss Miss, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 200 ftReach Lower Hadley Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lower Tricky Turn Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Tricky Turn Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miBear left onto Tinker Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miContinue straight onto RFT (Orange), heading S.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading S.
  25. 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  26. 1.4 miBear left onto Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), heading W.
  27. 0.3 miBear right onto Black Rock Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dry Brook Trail, heading W.
  30. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-hadley-reservoir-out-back-5678

Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (3.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 77°61°
Thu 90°64° 55%
Fri 92°67° 40%
Sat 90°68° 35%
Sun 93°67°
Mon 89°68° 18%

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