Horse Caves–NET/M&M Trail (white) Loop, 4 sights is a 5.7-mile loop in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Dwight, MA. The route reaches Horse Caves. It climbs 1,199 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi328 – 922 ft · steepest grade: 31%6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) 42.30751, -72.47079
Nearest town Dwight, MA
Directions
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Horse Caves–NET/M&M Trail (white) Loop, 4 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 1,199 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 328–922 ft
Loop · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) · 42.30751, -72.47079
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 92% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading W.
- 2.3 miBear left onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Horse Caves.
- 50 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Access Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading SE.
- 150 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
53% dirt47% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 77°F68°
Precip92%Wind6 mphUV3Humidity76%
Rained 2.7″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Tue
80°63°
Wed
78°62°
Thu
89°65°
53%
Fri
94°69°
38%
Sat
90°69°
29%
Sun
95°68°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 8.4 mi · loop · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 5.1 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 3.9 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
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- Blue Viewpoint–Rattlesnake Knob Loop, 3 viewpoints 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,117 ft
- East Farm Road–Far Side Loop, 7 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,104 ft
- Far East–NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), 7 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,507 ft
- Amherst Conservation–NET/M&M Trail (white), 4 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,776 ft
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