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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Amherst Conservation–East Farm Road, 6 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 890 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Amherst Conservation–East Farm Road, 6 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Cooks Corner, MA. It climbs 890 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 712 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.28268, -72.48952
Nearest town Cooks Corner, MA
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Amherst Conservation–East Farm Road, 6 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 890 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 287–710 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.28268, -72.48952

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 400 ftSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto East Farm Road, heading NW.
  7. 200 ftBear right onto Long Mountain Road, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto East Farm Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miSharp right onto Pete’s Wicked, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Other Swamp Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading W.
  13. 0.5 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Robert Frost, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miBear right onto Amherst Conservation, heading N.
  16. 0.7 miReach Long Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.7 miBear left onto Robert Frost, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Other Swamp Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pete’s Wicked, heading NE.
  23. 0.3 miSharp left onto East Farm Road, heading S.
  24. 0.7 miBear right onto Long Mountain Road, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto East Farm Road, heading S.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/amherst-conservation-east-farm-road-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (4.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 82°63°
Thu 89°68° 53%
Fri 93°69° 40%
Sat 93°69° 36%
Sun 93°66° 15%
Mon 93°69° 19%

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