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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Horse Caves–East Farm Road Loop, 9 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,713 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Horse Caves–East Farm Road Loop, 9 sights is an 8.4-mile loop in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Dwight, MA. The route reaches Horse Caves. It climbs 1,713 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 922 ft · steepest grade: 29%8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31461, -72.47792
Nearest town Dwight, MA
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Horse Caves–East Farm Road Loop, 9 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,713 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Elevation 256–922 ft

Loop · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.31461, -72.47792

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NW.
  6. 1 miBear left onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
  9. 50 ftReach Horse Caves, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miPass Horse Caves.
  11. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Other Swamp Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pete’s Wicked, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left onto East Farm Road, heading S.
  17. 0.7 miSharp left onto Long Mountain Road, heading SW.
  18. 0.6 miBear right onto Link Road, heading N.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading N.
  20. 1.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 400 ftThe 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/horse-caves-out-back-14-km-eb61

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (4.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 89°66° 54%
Fri 94°70° 40%
Sat 91°70° 37%
Sun 95°69°
Mon 92°70° 18%

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