Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Warren Wright Road Conservation Area–Aldrich Lake, 8 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 2,245 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Warren Wright Road Conservation Area–Aldrich Lake, 8 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Aldrich Mills, MA. The route passes Aldrich Lake before reaching Warren Wright Road Conservation Area at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 2,245 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 922 ft · steepest grade: 23%12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.28500, -72.53936
Nearest town Aldrich Mills, MA

Directions

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Warren Wright Road Conservation Area–Aldrich Lake, 8 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 2,245 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Elevation 267–922 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.28500, -72.53936

Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 91% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Granby Heights Apts. (Out) stop 553 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miPass Aldrich Lake.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Pond Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jacob's Ladder, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Pond Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Access, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miBear right onto South Side Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Other Swamp Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
  14. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading N.
  15. 450 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  16. 0.7 miReach Warren Wright Road Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SW.
  18. 2.2 miSharp left onto Other Swamp Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.4 miBear left onto Lower Access, heading NW.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right onto Pond Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jacob's Ladder, heading W.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pond Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 78°F69°
Precip91%Wind5 mphUV3Humidity75%
Rained 3.3″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 27% rain3 AM: 57% rain4 AM: 81% rain5 AM: 83% rain6 AM: 85% rain7 AM: 79% rain8 AM: 91% rain9 AM: 70% rain10 AM: 62% rain11 AM: 46% rain12 PM: 41% rain1 PM: 43% rain2 PM: 48% rain3 PM: 36% rain4 PM: 70% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 81°63°
Wed 80°63°
Thu 90°66° 54%
Fri 94°69° 40%
Sat 93°69° 35%
Sun 95°68°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Granby Heights Apts. (Out) stop 553 m from the trailhead

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