Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Access Trail & Trolley Bed via North Side
2.7 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Access Trail & Trolley Bed via North Side is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Access Trail & Trolley Bed via North Side
2.7 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 230–372 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: Trolley Bed · 42.31861, -72.52790
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 79 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trolley Bed, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pond Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto North Side, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Access Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Trolley Bed, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto North Side, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Pond Loop Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Trolley Bed, heading W.
- 0.2 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 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 79 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Trolley Bed Trailhead
- Laurel Loop–NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), 5 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Em’s Gem–Laurel Loop, 6 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 737 ft
- Amherst Conservation–North Side, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 538 ft
- Mount Norwottock–NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint, 9 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,404 ft
- Em’s Gem–Laurel Loop, 8 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 845 ft
- Better Access–Em’s Gem, 9 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 844 ft
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