Mount Holyoke Range State Park
NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
2.8 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 6 min
NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 348 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
2.8 mi · ▲ 348 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 285–617 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: 42.31622, -72.49176
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 67° · precip 91% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Access Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:39 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 4 mi · loop · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 4 mi · loop · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 6.4 mi · loop · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 5.7 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 5.2 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
More from this trailhead
- NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) 2.4 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) 2.7 mi · ▲ 481 ft
- NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) 2.8 mi · ▲ 399 ft
- South Side Trail–Southern Belle, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 429 ft
- NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) 3.4 mi · ▲ 587 ft
- Horse Caves–NET/M&M Trail (white), 4 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 668 ft
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