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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Lower Access–South Side Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 476 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Lower Access–South Side Trail, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 476 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi295 – 587 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Access Trail 42.31375, -72.49537
Nearest town South Amherst, MA
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Lower Access–South Side Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 476 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 295–589 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Access Trail · 42.31375, -72.49537

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

  1. Start on Access Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Southern Belle, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftBear left onto South Side Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miBear left onto Lower Access, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miReach South Side Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miBear right onto South Side Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miBear right onto Southern Belle, heading E.
  13. 100 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading N.
  15. 100 ftBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading N.
  16. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miBear left onto Access Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 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/lower-access-south-side-trail-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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