Mount Holyoke Range State Park
NET/M&M Trail (white)–NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), 5 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 936 ft · 2 hr 4 min
NET/M&M Trail (white)–NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), 5 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 936 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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NET/M&M Trail (white)–NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), 5 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 936 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 291–764 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: 42.31356, -72.50075
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 93% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Upper Access, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Technical Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Access, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lost & Found, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Twister, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Better Access, heading S.
- 50 ftReach NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Twister, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Lost & Found, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Access, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Technical Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Upper Access, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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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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
- Lizard King–Lower Access, 8 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 680 ft
- NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,021 ft
- Far East–NET/M&M Trail (white), 7 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 849 ft
- Access Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 700 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white)–NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), 6 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 984 ft
- Robert Frost Trail (Orange) 5.6 mi · ▲ 726 ft
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