Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Private Investigation–Red Barn Road, 5 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Private Investigation–Red Barn Road, 5 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. It climbs 634 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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Private Investigation–Red Barn Road, 5 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 270–589 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: Access Trail · 42.31375, -72.49537
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 93% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start on Access Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Southern Belle, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto South Side Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Access, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Private Investigation, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Twister, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Red Barn Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach South Side Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Twister, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Private Investigation, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Upper Access, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Side Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Southern Belle, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Access Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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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)
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
More from Access Trail Trailhead
- NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) 2 mi · ▲ 297 ft
- NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) 2.1 mi · ▲ 297 ft
- Amherst Conservation 2.1 mi · ▲ 331 ft
- NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) 2.5 mi · ▲ 436 ft
- South Side Trail–Southern Belle, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 302 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white)–NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), 5 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 488 ft
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