Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Access Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Access Trail is a 3.9-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 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Access Trail 42.31375, -72.49537
Nearest town South Amherst, MA
Directions
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Access Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 295–518 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: Access Trail · 42.31375, -72.49537
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 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 miSharp right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading S.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 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
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Access Trail Trailhead
- Access Trail 4 mi · ▲ 405 ft
- Lower Access–South Side Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 476 ft
- Private Investigation–Red Barn Road, 5 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 634 ft
- Robert Frost Trail (Orange) 4.4 mi · ▲ 431 ft
- North Side 4.2 mi · ▲ 648 ft
- Other Swamp Trail–South Side Trail, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 412 ft
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