Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Access Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 700 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Access Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 700 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi328 – 518 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31356, -72.50075
Nearest town South Amherst, MA
Directions
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Access Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 700 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 328–520 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: 42.31356, -72.50075
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 93% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Access Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading E.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Access Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 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°
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Lizard King–Lower Access, 8 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 680 ft
- NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,021 ft
- Far East–NET/M&M Trail (white), 7 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 849 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white)–NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), 5 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 936 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white)–NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), 6 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 984 ft
- Robert Frost Trail (Orange) 5.6 mi · ▲ 726 ft
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