Mount Holyoke Range State Park
East Farm Road–Far Side Loop, 9 sights
4 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 34 min
East Farm Road–Far Side Loop, 9 sights is a 4-mile loop in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Cooks Corner, MA. It climbs 450 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi279 – 627 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.28216, -72.49646
Nearest town Cooks Corner, MA
Directions
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East Farm Road–Far Side Loop, 9 sights
4 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 279–626 ft
Loop · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: 42.28216, -72.49646
Weather Aug 3: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 90% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto East Farm Road, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right onto Long Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto East Farm Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Pete’s Wicked, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Other Swamp Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Southern Belle, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto South Side Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Access, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Private Investigation, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Pete’s Wicked, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto West Farm Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Far Side, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto West Farm Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto East Farm Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
82% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
Heavy showersTemperature 78°F69°
Precip90%Wind5 mphUV3Humidity76%
Rained 2.9″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Tue
81°63°
Wed
80°63°
Thu
89°66°
53%
Fri
94°69°
40%
Sat
93°69°
36%
Sun
95°68°
15%
Other ways to reach this destination
- 4 mi · loop · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 6.4 mi · loop · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 5.7 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 5.2 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
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