Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Access Trail
4 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Access Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 405 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi295 – 518 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Access Trail 42.31375, -72.49537
Nearest town South Amherst, MA
Directions
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Access Trail
4 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 295–518 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: Access Trail · 42.31375, -72.49537
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 93% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start on Access Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SE.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Access Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 77°F68°
Precip93%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 2.7″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue
80°63°
Wed
78°63°
Thu
91°65°
54%
Fri
94°69°
39%
Sat
91°69°
28%
Sun
95°68°
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