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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.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 686 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31331, -72.53578
Nearest town East Hadley, MA
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Upper Hadley Reservoir.
  3. 300 ftBear left onto Condo Singletrack, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Swiss Miss, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Jump Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Swiss Miss, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Raybunctious, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Bunker Link/RFT (orange), heading SW.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bunker Link, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Two Deer Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Northside Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tinker Trail, heading W.
  15. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Northside Road, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bubba Brosnan, heading SW.
  18. 300 ftBear right onto Groundward Down, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 200 ftContinue straight onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading N.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left onto Conglomerate Rock, heading NW.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 100 ftReach Upper Hadley Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 0.5 miSharp right onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading NW.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  33. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Groundward Down, heading SE.
  36. 300 ftBear left onto Bubba Brosnan, heading E.
  37. 500 ftContinue straight onto Northside Road, heading SE.
  38. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftSharp right onto Tinker Trail, heading E.
  40. 100 ftTurn left onto Northside Road, heading E.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  42. 50 ftBear right onto Two Deer Trail, heading E.
  43. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bunker Link, heading NE.
  44. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bunker Link/RFT (orange), heading SE.
  45. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  46. 50 ftBear right onto Raybunctious, heading E.
  47. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  48. 0.1 miTurn right onto Swiss Miss, heading E.
  49. 100 ftBear right onto Jump Trail, heading E.
  50. 50 ftBear left onto Swiss Miss, heading E.
  51. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Condo Singletrack, heading NE.
  52. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  53. 50 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/upper-hadley-reservoir-bunker-link-rft-orange-out-back-5-sights-10-km

Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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