Mount Holyoke Range State Park
North Side
4.1 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 1 hr 39 min
North Side is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 577 ft. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi253 – 502 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31738, -72.49686
Nearest town South Amherst, MA
Directions
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North Side
4.1 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 254–503 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: 42.31738, -72.49686
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow blaze, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Amherst Conservation, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto North Side, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach North Side, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Amherst Conservation, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow blaze, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
27% dirt73% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (4.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed
79°63°
Thu
92°66°
54%
Fri
94°69°
40%
Sat
92°69°
37%
Sun
95°69°
Mon
91°69°
18%
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