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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Upper Hadley Reservoir–Big Tree Trail, 5 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,413 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Upper Hadley Reservoir–Big Tree Trail, 5 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Hockanum, MA. The route reaches Upper Hadley Reservoir at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,413 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 686 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Halfway House Trail (Blue) 42.30196, -72.58925
Nearest town Hockanum, MA
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Upper Hadley Reservoir–Big Tree Trail, 5 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,413 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 225–686 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Halfway House Trail (Blue) · 42.30196, -72.58925

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading N.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Groundward Down, heading E.
  8. 350 ftBear left onto Bubba Brosnan, heading E.
  9. 500 ftContinue straight onto Northside Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Tinker Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Northside Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Tessman Loop, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Big Tree Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Northside Road, heading NE.
  17. 300 ftTurn left onto Swiss Miss, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftReach Upper Hadley Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Northside Road, heading NE.
  20. 300 ftTurn right onto Big Tree Trail, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Tessman Loop, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto Northside Road, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tinker Trail, heading SW.
  24. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Northside Road, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bubba Brosnan, heading W.
  27. 350 ftBear right onto Groundward Down, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  31. 0.5 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading NW.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 200 ftContinue straight onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading NW.
  34. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-hadley-reservoir-northside-road-out-back-3-sights-via-northside-road

Trail surface

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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