Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Upper Hadley Reservoir–Big Tree Trail, 4 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,267 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Upper Hadley Reservoir–Big Tree Trail, 4 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near East Hadley, MA. The route reaches Upper Hadley Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,267 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Upper Hadley Reservoir–Big Tree Trail, 4 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,267 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 307–711 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: 42.30954, -72.57662
Weather Aug 3: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 93% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Chumura Road (N) stop 649 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto RFT (Orange), heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tinker Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Northside Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Tessman Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Upper Hadley Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Big Tree Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Northside Road, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Swiss Miss, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Northside Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Upper Hadley Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Swiss Miss, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Northside Road, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Big Tree Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tessman Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Northside Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Tinker Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto RFT (Orange), heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Chumura Road (N) stop 649 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange) 1.9 mi · ▲ 615 ft
- Halfway House Trail (Blue) 2.2 mi · ▲ 614 ft
- Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange) 2.8 mi · ▲ 954 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white) 3 mi · ▲ 899 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white) 3.1 mi · ▲ 1,077 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white) 3.2 mi · ▲ 1,149 ft
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