Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Far Side–Other Swamp Trail, 3 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Far Side–Other Swamp Trail, 3 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 732 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi269 – 627 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31622, -72.49176
Nearest town South Amherst, MA
Directions
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Far Side–Other Swamp Trail, 3 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 732 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 268–626 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: 42.31622, -72.49176
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 60°F / low 54° · precip 65% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Other Swamp Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Pete’s Wicked, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto West Farm Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Far Side, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto West Farm Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Other Swamp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Far Side, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto West Farm Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pete’s Wicked, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Other Swamp Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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.
Trail surface
54% dirt46% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 60°F54°
Precip65%Wind2 mphUV0Humidity97%
Rained 0.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon
66°53°
23%
Tue
61°43°
Wed
64°42°
Thu
66°38°
16%
Fri
65°44°
29%
Sat
62°51°
29%
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)
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 5 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 5 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)
More from this trailhead
- South Side Trail–Technical Trail, 4 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 686 ft
- Private Investigation–Red Barn Road, 5 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 735 ft
- Robert Frost Trail (Orange) 4.1 mi · ▲ 430 ft
- Robert Frost Trail (Orange) 4.1 mi · ▲ 430 ft
- Other Swamp Trail & West Farm Road via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) 4.4 mi · ▲ 595 ft
- NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) 2.7 mi · ▲ 481 ft
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