Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Amherst Conservation–Far East, 8 sights
5 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Amherst Conservation–Far East, 8 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Granby, MA. It climbs 751 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi262 – 712 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.28017, -72.51126
Nearest town Granby, MA
Directions
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Amherst Conservation–Far East, 8 sights
5 mi · ▲ 751 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 262–710 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: 42.28017, -72.51126
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Far Side, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Far East, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Red Barn Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Twister, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Private Investigation, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Upper Access, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Robert Frost, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Amherst Conservation, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Far East, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Robert Frost, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Upper Access, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Private Investigation, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Twister, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Red Barn Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Far East, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Far Side, heading S.
- 0.6 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
73% dirt27% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
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- East Farm Road–Far Side, 9 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 412 ft
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