Joseph Allen Skinner State Park
Mount Holyoke–Summit House Loop, 7 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,014 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Mount Holyoke–Summit House Loop, 7 sights is a 4.3-mile loop in Joseph Allen Skinner State Park near Hockanum, MA. The route passes Mount Holyoke, NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint and Summit House. It climbs 1,014 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mount Holyoke–Summit House Loop, 7 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,014 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 247–937 ft
Loop · Joseph Allen Skinner State Park
Trailhead: 42.30015, -72.58750
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Black Rock Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Dry Brook Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftPass Mount Holyoke.
- 50 ftPass NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Summit House.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Christmas Trail–Halfway House Trail (Blue), 3 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,391 ft
- Devils Garden–Lithia Springs Reservoir, 9 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,965 ft
- Halfway House Trail (Blue) & Low Place Trail/RFT (orange) 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,539 ft
- Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange)–Black Rock Trail, 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,519 ft
- Upper Hadley Reservoir–Big Tree Trail, 5 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,413 ft
- Lower Hadley Reservoir–College Road, 5 sights 7 mi · ▲ 1,465 ft
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