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Joseph Allen Skinner State Park

Conglomerate Rock & NET/M&M Trail (white)

4.2 mi · ▲ 1,412 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Conglomerate Rock & NET/M&M Trail (white) is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Joseph Allen Skinner State Park near Hockanum, MA. It climbs 1,412 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 929 ft · steepest grade: 32%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.30015, -72.58750
Nearest town Hockanum, MA
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Conglomerate Rock & NET/M&M Trail (white)

4.2 mi · ▲ 1,412 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 243–930 ft

Out & Back · 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading W.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left onto Conglomerate Rock, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftReach NET/M&M Trail (white), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miSharp right onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
  20. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftArrive 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-5-km-7dcc

Trail surface

62% dirt2% gravel1% paved35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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