Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Parker Reservoir–Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), 6 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,625 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Parker Reservoir–Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), 6 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Hockanum, MA. The route reaches Parker Reservoir at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 1,625 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Parker Reservoir–Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), 6 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,625 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Elevation 208–907 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail (white) · 42.29131, -72.59989
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dry Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Black Rock Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Groundward Down, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Parker Road, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Parker Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Groundward Down, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Black Rock Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Dry Brook Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from NET/M&M Trail (white) Trailhead
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- Dry Brook Trail–Lithia Bypass, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 577 ft
- Mount Holyoke–Summit House Loop, 11 sights 7 mi · ▲ 1,847 ft
- Devils Garden–Lithia Springs Reservoir, 10 sights 12 mi · ▲ 1,967 ft
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