Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Upper Hadley Reservoir–Bunker Link/RFT (orange), 6 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,462 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Upper Hadley Reservoir–Bunker Link/RFT (orange), 6 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near East Hadley, MA. The route reaches Upper Hadley Reservoir. It climbs 1,462 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Upper Hadley Reservoir–Bunker Link/RFT (orange), 6 sights
7.2 mi · ▲ 1,462 ft · 3 hr 8 min
Elevation 243–686 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: 42.31331, -72.53578
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 92% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Upper Hadley Reservoir.
- 300 ftBear left onto Condo Singletrack, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Swiss Miss, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Jump Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Swiss Miss, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Raybunctious, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bunker Link/RFT (orange), heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bunker Link, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Two Deer Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Northside Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tinker Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Northside Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bubba Brosnan, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Groundward Down, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Conglomerate Rock, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach Upper Hadley Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Groundward Down, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Bubba Brosnan, heading E.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Northside Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Tinker Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Northside Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Two Deer Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bunker Link, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bunker Link/RFT (orange), heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Raybunctious, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Swiss Miss, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Jump Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Swiss Miss, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Condo Singletrack, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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