Mount Holyoke College Upper Lake Loop Trail

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Distance:
1.0 Mile / 1.6 km
Type:
Loop
Difficulty:
Easy
Time to Hike:
~30 minutes
Features:
Surface Type:
Semi-Paved
Town:
South Hadley, Massachusetts
Directions:
42.259112, -72.571472
Added:
August 09, 2018
Updated:
January 23, 2020
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The Upper Lake Loop Trail at Mount Holyoke College is an easy 1 mile hike that leads along the upper lake. The trail is flat and mostly gravel, with paved sections near parking and along the dorms located off of Park St on the south side of the lake.

The trail is easy to follow as you just need to stay right or stay left to continue following the water, depending on which direction you walk it.

Waterfall: Along the western side of the lake is a dam with the Stony Brook waterfall cascading down, about 12 feet tall, that feeds into Stony Brook.

Dogs are allowed. No biking.

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  1. Parking

    42.259112, -72.571472
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  2. Main Trailhead

    42.258492, -72.571745
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  3. View / Overlook / Vista

    42.258872, -72.568297
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    View / Overlook / Vista

  4. Eastern Stony Brook

    42.257733, -72.564431
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    Eastern Stony Brook

  5. Stony Brook Waterfall

    42.258258, -72.571206
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    Stony Brook Waterfall
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Seasons

All
33 '

Total Change
51 '

Ascent
40 '

Descent
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1.0 mile / 1.6 km
Trail added
August 09, 2018
Hiked on
August 09, 2018
Updated on
January 23, 2020
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