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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Blue Viewpoint–Rattlesnake Knob, 5 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Blue Viewpoint–Rattlesnake Knob, 5 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. The route passes Blue Viewpoint and Rattlesnake Knob. It climbs 545 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi295 – 807 ft · steepest grade: 27%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Access Trail 42.31375, -72.49537
Nearest town South Amherst, MA
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Blue Viewpoint–Rattlesnake Knob, 5 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 295–809 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Access Trail · 42.31375, -72.49537

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start on Access Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftPass Rattlesnake Knob.
  7. 100 ftReach Blue Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading S.
  12. 0.3 miBear right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading E.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Access Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rattlesnake-knob-blue-viewpoint-out-back-5-sights-5-km

Trail surface

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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