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
Directions
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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 Aug 4: 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
- Start on Pond Loop Trail access, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right onto North Side, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Brookbank, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Trolley Bed, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Laurel Loop, heading S.
- 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 S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Mount Norwottock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Trolley Bed, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Laurel Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trolley Bed, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Brookbank, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Side, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Pond Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pond Loop Trail access, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
81% dirt19% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 78°F69°
Precip93%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 3.5″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
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
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Pond Loop Trail access Trailhead
- Devils Garden–Brookbank, 4 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Access Trail & Sweet Alice Trail via North Side 2.5 mi · ▲ 256 ft
- Amherst Conservation–Laurel Loop Loop, 7 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 497 ft
- Mount Norwottock–NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint Loop, 11 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft
- Brookbank–Laurel Loop, 9 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 967 ft
- Laurel Loop–Lower Access Loop, 12 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 806 ft
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