Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Access Trail–Far Side, 7 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,174 ft · 3 hr 27 min
Access Trail–Far Side, 7 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 1,174 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Access Trail–Far Side, 7 sights
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,174 ft · 3 hr 27 min
Elevation 242–700 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: Access Trail · 42.31981, -72.51816
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start on Access Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto North Side, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (orange), heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Other Swamp Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pete’s Wicked, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto West Farm Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Far Side, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto West Farm Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Access Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Far Side, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto West Farm Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pete’s Wicked, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Other Swamp Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (orange), heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto North Side, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Access Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 15 min before dark.
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More from Access Trail Trailhead
- Devils Garden–Access Trail, 4 sights 3 mi · ▲ 374 ft
- Access Trail–NET/M&M Trail (white), 4 sights 4 mi · ▲ 715 ft
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