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Mount Norwottock–NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint Loop, 11 sights is a 4.5-mile loop in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. The route passes Mount Norwottock and NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint. It climbs 1,064 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi217 – 1,099 ft · steepest grade: 31%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pond Loop Trail access 42.31841, -72.52428
Nearest town South Amherst, MA

Directions

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Mount Norwottock–NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint Loop, 11 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 215–1,099 ft

Loop · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Pond Loop Trail access · 42.31841, -72.52428

Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 371 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto North Side, heading E.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right onto Amherst Conservation, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Robert Frost, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miPass Mount Norwottock.
  10. 50 ftPass NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint.
  11. 0.7 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Trolley Bed, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Laurel Loop, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Trolley Bed, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 500 ftContinue straight onto Brookbank, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Side, heading N.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 200 ftTurn right onto Pond Loop Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pond Loop Trail access, heading E.
  22. 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.

Trail surface

50% dirt8% grass42% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 78°F69°
Precip93%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 3.5″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 26% rain3 AM: 57% rain4 AM: 80% rain5 AM: 85% rain6 AM: 87% rain7 AM: 84% rain8 AM: 93% rain9 AM: 72% rain10 AM: 62% rain11 AM: 47% rain12 PM: 38% rain1 PM: 41% rain2 PM: 48% rain3 PM: 33% rain4 PM: 69% rain5 PM: 38% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 80°64°
Wed 79°63°
Thu 92°66° 54%
Fri 94°69° 39%
Sat 92°69° 28%
Sun 95°69°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 371 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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