Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Other Swamp Trail–Pete’s Wicked, 6 sights

5 mi · ▲ 739 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Other Swamp Trail–Pete’s Wicked, 6 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 739 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi285 – 794 ft · steepest grade: 23%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31622, -72.49176
Nearest town South Amherst, MA

Directions

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Other Swamp Trail–Pete’s Wicked, 6 sights

5 mi · ▲ 739 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 285–795 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.31622, -72.49176

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miBear right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading W.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Southern Belle, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftBear left onto South Side Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Access, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Private Investigation, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftTurn left onto Chaz' Wicked, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pete’s Wicked, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto West Farm Road, heading S.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto Pete’s Wicked, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miBear right onto Other Swamp Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading N.
  17. 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 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

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 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%

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.

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