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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Far Side, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Far East, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftSharp right onto Red Barn Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miBear right onto Twister, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Private Investigation, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Upper Access, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading N.
  9. 400 ftTurn right onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading W.
  10. 0.5 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Robert Frost, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto Amherst Conservation, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miReach Far East, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Robert Frost, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading S.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading SE.
  18. 400 ftTurn right onto Upper Access, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Private Investigation, heading S.
  20. 250 ftTurn right onto Twister, heading S.
  21. 0.1 miBear left onto Red Barn Road, heading SW.
  22. 0.4 miSharp left onto Far East, heading SW.
  23. 350 ftTurn right onto Far Side, heading S.
  24. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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