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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Mount Hitchcock–Upper Hadley Reservoir, 11 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,243 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Mount Hitchcock–Upper Hadley Reservoir, 11 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. The route passes Mount Hitchcock and Upper Hadley Reservoir. It climbs 2,243 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 1,011 ft · steepest grade: 29%10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trolley Bed 42.31861, -72.52790
Nearest town South Amherst, MA
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Mount Hitchcock–Upper Hadley Reservoir, 11 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 2,243 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Elevation 236–1,010 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

  1. Start on Trolley Bed, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Laurel Loop, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trolley Bed, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Notch Link, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 450 ftTurn left onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right onto Mt. Hitchcock, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miPass Mount Hitchcock.
  16. 150 ftTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right onto RFT (Orange), heading W.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tinker Trail, heading W.
  19. 400 ftBear right onto Northside Road, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 350 ftContinue straight onto Tessman Loop, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miPass Upper Hadley Reservoir.
  23. 150 ftTurn right onto Big Tree Trail, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Northside Road, heading N.
  25. 300 ftTurn left onto Swiss Miss, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northside Road, heading NE.
  27. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 400 ftTurn left onto Condo Singletrack, heading N.
  31. 50 ftReach Mount Hitchcock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 0.1 miBear left onto Northside Road, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Swiss Miss, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn right onto Northside Road, heading N.
  38. 300 ftTurn right onto Big Tree Trail, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftTurn left onto Tessman Loop, heading NE.
  40. 0.3 miTurn right onto Northside Road, heading SW.
  41. 0.2 miBear left onto Tinker Trail, heading SW.
  42. 400 ftContinue straight onto RFT (Orange), heading S.
  43. 0.1 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  44. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mt. Hitchcock, heading SW.
  45. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading S.
  46. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  47. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  48. 0.2 miTurn left onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading SE.
  49. 0.2 miBear right onto Notch Link, heading E.
  50. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  51. 150 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading NE.
  52. 0.2 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
  53. 0.2 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading E.
  54. 0.2 miBear right onto Trolley Bed, heading N.
  55. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Laurel Loop, heading N.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  57. 50 ftTurn left onto Trolley Bed, heading N.
  58. 0.7 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/mount-norwottock-mount-hitchcock-out-back-7-viewpoints-18-km-7592

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (4.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 92°66° 55%
Fri 94°69° 40%
Sat 92°69° 36%
Sun 95°69°
Mon 91°69° 18%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 79 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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