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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Lower Access–South Side Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Lower Access–South Side Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 668 ft. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 617 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31514, -72.48521
Nearest town South Amherst, MA
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Lower Access–South Side Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 668 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 263–617 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.31514, -72.48521

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miBear right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading SW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Southern Belle, heading S.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto South Side Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miBear left onto Lower Access, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miReach South Side Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miBear right onto South Side Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miBear right onto Southern Belle, heading E.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading N.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  15. 1.1 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/lower-access-south-side-trail-out-back-3-sights-8-km

Trail surface

55% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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