Holyoke Heritage Trail

The Holyoke Heritage Trail is my attempt at bringing together the most important historical elements of Holyoke in one trail. This has 16 stops and is 4 miles long just as the Freedom Trail of Boston is. It can be walked, biked, or driven by car. The best place to start is the Holyoke Heritage State Park. The map goes from 1 to 16 with a suggested route. The dotted line is a return route or crossover. It is best to cover portions of the trail with breaks in between.

  • A booklet is available for this tour in either B & W or color, go HERE for the information needed to buy it.
  • Private GROUP TOUR (COSTS) is two hours long for this Holyoke Heritage Trail as a bicycle riding tour. It can also be done walking and in car for any amount of time. Also a one hour indoor presentation can be given.
  • A free public tour comes up every year.
  • A self-tour is available for anyone using the maps and text seen below.LOCATION

stopnamelocationtour stop linkaudiotheir external linkGoogle map
1Holyoke Merry-Go-RoundHolyoke Heritage State ParkTOUR LINKAUDIOLINKMAP
2Holyoke Canal SystemHolyoke Canal WalkTOUR LINKAUDIOLINKMAP
3Lyman MillOpen SquareTOUR LINKAUDIOLINKMAP
4Richardson Train Station of HolyokeBowers Street between Mosher and Lyman StreetsTOUR LINKAUDIOLINKMAP
5Hadley Falls Workers’ Housing70 Lyman StreetTOUR LINKAUDIOLINKMAP
6The Wherehouse?Lyman StreetTOUR LINKAUDIOLINKMAP
7Prospect ParkPulaski ParkTOUR LINKAUDIOLINKMAP
8Hampden ParkVeterans’ ParkTOUR LINKAUDIOLINKMAP
9North High Street Historic DistrictHigh StreetTOUR LINKAUDIOLINKMAP
10Second Congregational ChurchUnited Congregational ChurchTOUR LINKAUDIOLINKMAP
11Library CommonsHolyoke Library ParkTOUR LINKAUDIOLINKMAP
12WistariahurstWistariahurstTOUR LINKAUDIOLINKMAP
13Forestdale CemeteryForestdale CemeteryTOUR LINKAUDIOLINKMAP
14James Newton houseHolyoke Day Nursery
(159 Chestnut Street)
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15Victory Theater 81-89 Suffolk StreetTOUR LINKAUDIOLINKMAP
16Volleyball Hall of FameHolyoke Heritage State ParkTOUR LINKAUDIOLINKMAP