Mount Holyoke Range State Park

East Farm Road–Far Side Loop, 9 sights

4 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 34 min

East Farm Road–Far Side Loop, 9 sights is a 4-mile loop in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Cooks Corner, MA. It climbs 450 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi279 – 627 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.28216, -72.49646
Nearest town Cooks Corner, MA

Directions

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East Farm Road–Far Side Loop, 9 sights

4 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 279–626 ft

Loop · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.28216, -72.49646

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto East Farm Road, heading N.
  3. 400 ftBear right onto Long Mountain Road, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto East Farm Road, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miSharp right onto Pete’s Wicked, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miBear right onto Other Swamp Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading W.
  9. 100 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Southern Belle, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftBear left onto South Side Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Access, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Private Investigation, heading S.
  14. 250 ftTurn left onto Pete’s Wicked, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 300 ftTurn right onto West Farm Road, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Far Side, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Farm Road, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left onto East Farm Road, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miThe 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

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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