Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Access Trail & Sweet Alice Trail via North Side
2.5 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 58 min
Access Trail & Sweet Alice Trail via North Side is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 256 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Access Trail & Sweet Alice Trail via North Side
2.5 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 58 min
Elevation 215–372 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: Pond Loop Trail access · 42.31841, -72.52428
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 371 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto North Side, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Access Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Sweet Alice Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto North Side, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sweet Alice Trail, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 371 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Mount Norwottock–NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint, 7 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,464 ft
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