Mount Holyoke Range State Park

South Side Trail–Technical Trail, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 686 ft · 2 hr 11 min

South Side Trail–Technical Trail, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 686 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi285 – 617 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31622, -72.49176
Nearest town South Amherst, MA

Directions

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South Side Trail–Technical Trail, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 686 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 285–617 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.31622, -72.49176

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Southern Belle, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftBear left onto South Side Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Access, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto Technical Trail, heading SW.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Access, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lost & Found, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Twister, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left onto Better Access, heading S.
  17. 100 ftReach South Side Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Twister, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miBear left onto Lost & Found, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Access, heading NE.
  21. 450 ftContinue straight onto Technical Trail, heading NE.
  22. 100 ftBear right onto Upper Access, heading NE.
  23. 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Side Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miBear right onto Southern Belle, heading N.
  25. 150 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading NE.
  27. 100 ftBear right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  29. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:39 PM.

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