Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Blue Viewpoint–Rattlesnake Knob, 5 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Blue Viewpoint–Rattlesnake Knob, 5 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near South Amherst, MA. The route passes Blue Viewpoint and Rattlesnake Knob. It climbs 545 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Blue Viewpoint–Rattlesnake Knob, 5 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 295–809 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 miTurn right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftPass Rattlesnake Knob.
- 100 ftReach Blue Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Access Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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