Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Private Investigation–Red Barn Road, 5 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Private Investigation–Red Barn Road, 5 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 735 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi269 – 617 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Private Investigation–Red Barn Road, 5 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 270–617 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.31622, -72.49176

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Southern Belle, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftBear left onto South Side Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Access, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Private Investigation, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftTurn right onto Twister, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto Red Barn Road, heading S.
  15. 0.9 miReach South Side Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.9 miBear right onto Twister, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left onto Private Investigation, heading N.
  18. 250 ftTurn right onto Upper Access, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Side Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miBear right onto Southern Belle, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading N.
  23. 100 ftBear right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading N.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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