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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow blaze, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Amherst Conservation, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftTurn right onto North Side, heading S.
  8. 1.1 miReach North Side, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.1 miTurn left onto Amherst Conservation, heading E.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow blaze, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 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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