East Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Trolley Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 690 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Trolley Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in East Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Rock Valley, MA. It climbs 690 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Trolley Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 690 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 358–713 ft
Out & Back · East Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.19486, -72.65393
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: FROST CIRCLE / COLLEGE stop 100 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Trolley Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Hellgate Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trolley Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto West Cherry Street, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto West Cherry Street, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hellgate Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trolley Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: FROST CIRCLE / COLLEGE stop 100 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Pipeline Trail & Trolley Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Rd–Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46, 5 sights 3 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Hellgate Trail & Pipeline Trail via NET/M&M Trail (white) 3 mi · ▲ 590 ft
- Ashley Pond–Wright Pond, 6 lakes 3.5 mi · ▲ 118 ft
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