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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Lower Hadley Reservoir–Big Tree Trail, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,334 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Lower Hadley Reservoir–Big Tree Trail, 4 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Hockanum, MA. The route reaches Lower Hadley Reservoir at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,334 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi190 – 686 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.30771, -72.59111
Nearest town Hockanum, MA
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Lower Hadley Reservoir–Big Tree Trail, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 1,334 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 190–686 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.30771, -72.59111

Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Groundward Down, heading E.
  9. 300 ftBear left onto Bubba Brosnan, heading E.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 400 ftBear left onto Glenna Bell, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto College Road, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tinker Toy, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftBear right onto College Road, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lower Tricky Turn Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Tree Trail, heading NE.
  18. 200 ftReach Lower Hadley Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Lower Tricky Turn Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  22. 250 ftContinue straight onto College Road, heading NW.
  23. 450 ftBear left onto Tinker Toy, heading NW.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto College Road, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right onto Glenna Bell, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  27. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bubba Brosnan, heading SW.
  29. 350 ftBear right onto Groundward Down, heading SW.
  30. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading W.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  35. 200 ftContinue straight onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading NW.
  36. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  37. 450 ftArrive 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/parker-reservoir-parker-reservoir-out-back-8-km-98e7

Trail surface

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 79°F69°
Precip93%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity75%
Rained 2.5″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 10% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 26% rain3 AM: 60% rain4 AM: 83% rain5 AM: 86% rain6 AM: 86% rain7 AM: 83% rain8 AM: 93% rain9 AM: 66% rain10 AM: 60% rain11 AM: 42% rain12 PM: 37% rain1 PM: 47% rain2 PM: 41% rain3 PM: 34% rain4 PM: 72% rain5 PM: 31% rain6 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 81°64°
Wed 80°64°
Thu 92°66° 57%
Fri 94°70° 41%
Sat 92°70° 34%
Sun 96°69°

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