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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Mount Norwottock–NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint, 7 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,464 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Mount Norwottock–NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint, 7 sights is a 5.5-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 1,464 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi217 – 1,099 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pond Loop Trail access 42.31841, -72.52428
Nearest town South Amherst, MA
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Mount Norwottock–NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint, 7 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,464 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 217–1,099 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Pond Loop Trail access · 42.31841, -72.52428

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

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

  1. Start on Pond Loop Trail access, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 200 ftTurn right onto North Side, heading S.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Brookbank, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Trolley Bed, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Laurel Loop, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trolley Bed, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading S.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
  12. 0.7 miPass Mount Norwottock.
  13. 50 ftPass NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading E.
  16. 250 ftTurn left onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miBear right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miReach Mount Norwottock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miBear left onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading W.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  23. 0.9 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miBear right onto Trolley Bed, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Laurel Loop, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Trolley Bed, heading NW.
  28. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  29. 500 ftContinue straight onto Brookbank, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Side, heading N.
  31. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 200 ftTurn right onto Pond Loop Trail, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pond Loop Trail access, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftArrive 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-norwottock-net-m-m-trail-white-viewpoint-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

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

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