Mount Norwottock–NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint, 9 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. The route passes Mount Norwottock and NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint. It climbs 1,404 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi236 – 1,099 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Trolley Bed 42.31861, -72.52790
Nearest town South Amherst, MA
Directions
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Mount Norwottock–NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint, 9 sights
5 mi · ▲ 1,404 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 236–1,099 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: Trolley Bed · 42.31861, -72.52790
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 79 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trolley Bed, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Laurel Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trolley Bed, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 0.7 miPass Mount Norwottock.
- 50 ftPass NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Unsolved Mystery, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Mount Norwottock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto South Side Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Trolley Bed, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Laurel Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trolley Bed, heading NW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
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
79°63°
Thu
92°66°
55%
Fri
94°69°
40%
Sat
92°69°
36%
Sun
95°69°
Mon
91°69°
18%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 79 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Trolley Bed Trailhead
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- Em’s Gem–Laurel Loop, 8 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 845 ft
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