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Joseph Allen Skinner State Park

Mount Holyoke–Summit House, 4 viewpoints

2.9 mi · ▲ 1,146 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Mount Holyoke–Summit House, 4 viewpoints is a 2.9-mile out-and-back 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 1,146 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 938 ft · steepest grade: 34%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Two Forest 42.29556, -72.59770
Nearest town Hockanum, MA
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Mount Holyoke–Summit House, 4 viewpoints

2.9 mi · ▲ 1,146 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 255–937 ft

Out & Back · Joseph Allen Skinner State Park

Trailhead: Two Forest · 42.29556, -72.59770

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Skinner Mountain (N) stop 566 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Two Forest, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Devil's Football, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
  4. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 200 ftPass Mount Holyoke.
  6. 50 ftPass NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint.
  7. 50 ftPass Summit House.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miReach Mount Holyoke, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 450 ftTurn right onto Devil's Football, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Two Forest, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 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/mount-holyoke-summit-house-out-back-4-viewpoints

Trail surface

83% dirt3% gravel1% paved13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (3.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 80°63°
Thu 93°66° 56%
Fri 94°69° 41%
Sat 93°69° 34%
Sun 95°69°
Mon 91°70° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Skinner Mountain (N) stop 566 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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