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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Hollow Road–Link Road, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 921 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Hollow Road–Link Road, 4 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Dwight, MA. It climbs 921 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi361 – 922 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Robert Frost Trail 42.31347, -72.46465
Nearest town Dwight, MA
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Hollow Road–Link Road, 4 sights

5 mi · ▲ 921 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 362–922 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Robert Frost Trail · 42.31347, -72.46465

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start on Robert Frost Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SW.
  3. 1.6 miTurn left onto Link Road, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miSharp right onto Hollow Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 1 miBear left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading E.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Robert Frost Trail, heading NE.
  10. 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/hollow-road-link-road-out-back-4-sights-9-km

Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 2.3″ yesterday (4.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 79°64°
Thu 89°66° 53%
Fri 94°69° 40%
Sat 90°70° 38%
Sun 95°69°
Mon 91°69° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:39 PM.

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