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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

NET/M&M Trail (white)–NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), 6 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 984 ft · 2 hr 14 min

NET/M&M Trail (white)–NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), 6 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 984 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi269 – 764 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31356, -72.50075
Nearest town South Amherst, MA
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NET/M&M Trail (white)–NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), 6 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 984 ft · 2 hr 14 min

Elevation 270–764 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.31356, -72.50075

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading S.
  7. 400 ftTurn right onto Upper Access, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Private Investigation, heading S.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Twister, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Red Barn Road, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miReach NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miBear right onto Twister, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Private Investigation, heading N.
  14. 250 ftTurn right onto Upper Access, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading N.
  16. 450 ftTurn right onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading NE.
  17. 0.5 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/horse-caves-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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