Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Parker Reservoir & Parker Road via Glenna Bell

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Parker Reservoir & Parker Road via Glenna Bell is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Hockanum, MA. The route reaches Parker Reservoir. It climbs 1,121 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi217 – 686 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Halfway House Trail/RFT (Blue/Orange) 42.30983, -72.58442
Nearest town Hockanum, MA

Directions

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Parker Reservoir & Parker Road via Glenna Bell

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,121 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 218–686 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Halfway House Trail/RFT (Blue/Orange) · 42.30983, -72.58442

Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 93% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Halfway House Trail/RFT (Blue/Orange), heading SE.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading SE.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Groundward Down, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftPass Parker Reservoir.
  10. 100 ftTurn left onto Parker Road, heading N.
  11. 350 ftTurn right onto Glenna Bell, heading N.
  12. 100 ftTurn left onto Parker Road, heading N.
  13. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miReach Parker Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftTurn right onto Glenna Bell, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Parker Road, heading SE.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftBear left onto Groundward Down, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading NW.
  25. 250 ftContinue straight onto Halfway House Trail/RFT (Blue/Orange), heading N.
  26. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 79°F68°
Precip93%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity73%
Rained 2.8″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 26% rain3 AM: 59% rain4 AM: 82% rain5 AM: 85% rain6 AM: 86% rain7 AM: 82% rain8 AM: 93% rain9 AM: 68% rain10 AM: 61% rain11 AM: 44% rain12 PM: 38% rain1 PM: 43% rain2 PM: 44% rain3 PM: 34% rain4 PM: 72% rain5 PM: 34% rain6 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 81°63°
Wed 90°63°
Thu 92°66° 55%
Fri 94°69° 39%
Sat 92°69° 27%
Sun 95°69°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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