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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Mount Holyoke–Summit House, 7 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 2,487 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Mount Holyoke–Summit House, 7 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Aldrich Mills, MA. The route passes Mount Holyoke, NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint and Summit House. It climbs 2,487 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi210 – 938 ft · steepest grade: 24%9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bunker Link/RFT (orange) 42.30653, -72.53341
Nearest town Aldrich Mills, MA
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Mount Holyoke–Summit House, 7 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 2,487 ft · 4 hr 21 min

Elevation 208–937 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Bunker Link/RFT (orange) · 42.30653, -72.53341

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Notch Visitors Center (In) stop 463 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bunker Link/RFT (orange), heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bunker Link, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Two Deer Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Northside Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Tinker Trail, heading SW.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto RFT (Orange), heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  9. 2 miPass Mount Holyoke.
  10. 50 ftPass NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint.
  11. 50 ftPass Summit House.
  12. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 1.4 miReach Mount Holyoke, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 2 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto RFT (Orange), heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tinker Trail, heading S.
  19. 400 ftBear right onto Northside Road, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Two Deer Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bunker Link, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bunker Link/RFT (orange), heading NE.
  24. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-holyoke-summit-house-out-back-12-km-bfb7

Trail surface

82% dirt1% gravel17% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (4.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 78°62°
Thu 90°65° 54%
Fri 93°68° 40%
Sat 90°68° 36%
Sun 94°68°
Mon 90°68° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Notch Visitors Center (In) stop 463 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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