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.
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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 Aug 4: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 93% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Chumura Road (S) stop 759 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Groundward Down, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 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.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Chumura Road (S) stop 759 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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