Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Devils Garden–Access Trail, 4 sights
3 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Devils Garden–Access Trail, 4 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. The route reaches Devils Garden at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 374 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Devils Garden–Access Trail, 4 sights
3 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 242–522 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: Access Trail · 42.31981, -72.51816
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start on Access Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto North Side, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Robert Frost Trail (orange), heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Devils Garden, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail (orange), heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto North Side, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Access Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 15 min before dark.
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More from Access Trail Trailhead
- Access Trail–NET/M&M Trail (white), 4 sights 4 mi · ▲ 715 ft
- Access Trail–Far Side, 7 sights 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,174 ft
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