East Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Trolley Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 743 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Trolley Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in East Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Rock Valley, MA. It climbs 743 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
5.3 mi · ▲ 743 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 358–713 ft
Out & Back · East Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.19060, -72.65363
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: The Kids Place at HCC stop 100 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, 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 N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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.
- 200 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 miArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: The Kids Place at HCC stop 100 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Pipeline Trail & Trolley Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 505 ft
- West Cherry Street via Trolley Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 409 ft
- Trolley Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 753 ft
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