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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Warren Wright Road Conservation Area–Aldrich Lake, 9 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 1,931 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Warren Wright Road Conservation Area–Aldrich Lake, 9 sights is a 9.6-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, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 1,931 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 922 ft · steepest grade: 29%10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Better Access 42.28247, -72.52044
Nearest town Aldrich Mills, MA
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Warren Wright Road Conservation Area–Aldrich Lake, 9 sights

9.6 mi · ▲ 1,931 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Elevation 261–922 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Better Access · 42.28247, -72.52044

Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 90% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Better Access, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Aldrich Lake.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Twister, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Lost & Found, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Access, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Technical Trail, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Upper Access, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Side Trail, heading N.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Other Swamp Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miSharp right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
  11. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading E.
  12. 450 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
  13. 0.7 miReach Warren Wright Road Conservation Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading N.
  15. 2.2 miSharp left onto Other Swamp Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto Upper Access, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miBear left onto Technical Trail, heading SW.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Access, heading S.
  20. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lost & Found, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miBear right onto Twister, heading W.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left onto Better Access, heading SW.
  23. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/warren-wright-road-conservation-area-out-back-15-km-1ff7

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 78°F69°
Precip90%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: 56% rain4 AM: 80% rain5 AM: 83% rain6 AM: 85% rain7 AM: 79% rain8 AM: 90% rain9 AM: 72% rain10 AM: 64% rain11 AM: 48% rain12 PM: 42% rain1 PM: 43% rain2 PM: 51% rain3 PM: 36% rain4 PM: 68% rain5 PM: 40% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 81°63°
Wed 80°63°
Thu 89°66° 54%
Fri 94°69° 40%
Sat 93°69° 36%
Sun 95°68°

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