Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Devils Garden–Lithia Springs Reservoir, 9 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,965 ft · 4 hr 23 min
Devils Garden–Lithia Springs Reservoir, 9 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Hockanum, MA. The route passes Lithia Springs Reservoir and Lithia Springs Reservoir before reaching Devils Garden at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 1,965 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Devils Garden–Lithia Springs Reservoir, 9 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,965 ft · 4 hr 23 min
Elevation 230–930 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: 42.30015, -72.58750
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 67° · precip 92% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Lithia Outlook Trail/RFT (orange), heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Lithia Springs Reservoir.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Lithia Springs Trail/RFT (orange), heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Lithia Springs Reservoir.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 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 NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Devils Garden, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Notch Link, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Lithia Springs Trail/RFT (orange), heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lithia Outlook Trail/RFT (orange), heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:09 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Lithia Springs Reservoir–Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 1,019 ft
- Parker Reservoir & NET/M&M Trail (white) 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,271 ft
- Conglomerate Rock & NET/M&M Trail (white) 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,412 ft
- Mount Holyoke–Summit House Loop, 7 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,014 ft
- Glenna Bell & NET/M&M Trail (white) 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,164 ft
- Parker Reservoir & Halfway House Trail (Blue) via Glenna Bell 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,365 ft
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