Hike Seven Sisters, Hadley Mass

Definitely a training hike due to climbing and distance.

We will hike the Seven Sisters range from Mt. Holyoke and back to the visitors center.
For this hike we are going to load everyone into cars from the visitors center and park on Rd. At the end of the hike I will shuttle drivers back to the their cars.
Everyone will be on the waitlist and due to the car shuttling space is limited.
The highest part of the range is 954 feet and the distance will be 7+ miles. There are many rolling ups and downs. Please look at this trail and description before responding. Experience hiking long steeper terrain is required. Reports from hikers from March say the trail is not in great condition. We shall see.

This is an early start. The time posted is the start of the hike (and the car shuttle). It is a longer and more challenging hike.

After the hike will will stop for libations at The Yarde Tavern South Hadley MA
https://www.yardetavernsouthhadley.com/

Please make sure you bring a pack that includes lot of water, food, sun screen, bug spray, camera, whistle, sweat rag. If you want to bring a dog, please contact me directly. No children.
Last time I was there, the visitor center was open with bathrooms. Let's hope that is the case.

Please check your route, download the GPS at home, know your travel time. Arrive early enough to start at the posted start time.
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This is pretty close to the hike on Alltrails.
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/connecticut/bear-rock-via-mattabesett-trail
Link to where we are starting. Volunteers will load up folks so we can leave 4 or 5 cars at the beginning.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Old+Mountain+Rd,+Massachusetts/@42.2915576,-72.6020025,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e6da0ed962ebd5:0x1a116669b6a15e!8m2!3d42.2932282!4d-72.5987838!16s%2Fg%2F1vbnqfmr?authuser=0&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUyOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

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