Best hikes in Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Ambleway maps 43 hikes in Mount Holyoke Range State Park, from a 1.9-mile walk to a 7.1-mile day out. 40 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is East Farm Road–Far Side Loop, 9 sights. The biggest climb is Mount Holyoke–Summit House Loop, 11 sights, gaining 1,847 ft, and the network tops out at 1,099 ft. 17 start within walking range of public transit.
- Em’s Gem–Jacob's Ladder, 5 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 204 ft
- Amherst Conservation 2.1 mi · ▲ 331 ft
- Aldrich Lake–Better Access Loop, 5 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 263 ft
- IMBA Access–Jacob's Ladder, 5 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 337 ft
- Pete’s Wicked–Red Barn Road, 4 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 430 ft
- Far East–Red Barn Road, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 317 ft
- Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange) 3 mi · ▲ 770 ft
- Lithia Springs Reservoir–College Road, 4 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 780 ft
- Groundward Down 3.6 mi · ▲ 887 ft
- Bubba Brosnan 3.6 mi · ▲ 828 ft
- Link Road & Long Mountain Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white) Loop 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,122 ft
- Entrance Exam–Private Investigation Loop, 6 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 423 ft
- Parker Reservoir & Groundward Down via NET/M&M Trail (white) 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,230 ft
- Low Place Trail/RFT (orange)–Low Place Trail, 4 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,021 ft
- Access Trail 4 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- East Farm Road–Far Side Loop, 9 sights 4 mi · ▲ 450 ft
- Jacob's Ladder–Lower Access, 8 sights 4 mi · ▲ 620 ft
- Parker Reservoir & NET/M&M Trail (white) 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,271 ft
- Northside Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 885 ft
- Low Place Trail/RFT (orange) 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,236 ft
- Lithia Springs Road & Maze Road Loop via Lithia Springs Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Halfway House Trail (Blue) 4.4 mi · ▲ 969 ft
- Warren Wright Road Conservation Area & NET/M&M Trail (white) 4.4 mi · ▲ 741 ft
- Robert Frost Trail (Orange) 4.4 mi · ▲ 431 ft
- Mount Norwottock–NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint Loop, 11 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft
- Glenna Bell–Groundward Down Loop, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,157 ft
- Mount Hitchcock & NET/M&M Trail (white) 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,397 ft
- Aldrich Lake–Jacob's Ladder, 5 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 642 ft
- Maze Road & Trolley Bed Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 525 ft
- Upper Hadley Reservoir–Big Tree Trail, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,267 ft
- Blue Viewpoint–Rattlesnake Knob Loop, 3 viewpoints 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,117 ft
- Upper Hadley Reservoir–Big Tree Trail, 4 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,363 ft
- Em’s Gem–Laurel Loop Loop, 12 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 837 ft
- Horse Caves–NET/M&M Trail (white) Loop, 4 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,199 ft
- Devils Garden–Brookbank Loop, 14 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,009 ft
- Lower Hadley Reservoir–Big Tree Trail, 4 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,334 ft
- Mount Holyoke–Summit House Loop, 11 sights 7 mi · ▲ 1,847 ft
- Lower Hadley Reservoir–College Road, 5 sights 7 mi · ▲ 1,465 ft
- Bunker Link/RFT (orange)–Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), 4 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,716 ft
Show 3 less-wild hikesHide 3 less-wild hikes
- Condo Singletrack & Notch Bypass 1.9 mi · ▲ 206 ft
- Trolley Bed Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Em’s Gem–Jacob's Ladder, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 342 ft