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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Groundward Down

3.5 mi · ▲ 924 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Groundward Down is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Hockanum, MA. It climbs 924 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 686 ft · steepest grade: 28%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31041, -72.58224
Nearest town Hockanum, MA
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Groundward Down

3.5 mi · ▲ 924 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 223–686 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.31041, -72.58224

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

Transit-accessible: Chumura Road (S) stop 759 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Groundward Down, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/groundward-down-out-back-6-km-1115

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Chumura Road (S) stop 759 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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