Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Link Road–Long Mountain Road, 4 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,222 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Link Road–Long Mountain Road, 4 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Cooks Corner, MA. It climbs 1,222 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 922 ft · steepest grade: 28%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.28071, -72.49222
Nearest town Cooks Corner, MA

Directions

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Link Road–Long Mountain Road, 4 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,222 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Elevation 271–922 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.28071, -72.49222

Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 90% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto East Farm Road, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftBear right onto Long Mountain Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto Link Road, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading N.
  6. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading E.
  7. 0.3 miReach Long Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.6 miTurn left onto Link Road, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miBear left onto Long Mountain Road, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miBear left onto East Farm Road, heading SW.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 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

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 78°F69°
Precip90%Wind5 mphUV3Humidity76%
Rained 2.9″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 28% rain3 AM: 56% rain4 AM: 79% rain5 AM: 84% rain6 AM: 85% rain7 AM: 80% rain8 AM: 90% rain9 AM: 73% rain10 AM: 65% rain11 AM: 49% rain12 PM: 42% rain1 PM: 43% rain2 PM: 53% rain3 PM: 36% rain4 PM: 67% rain5 PM: 44% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 81°63°
Wed 80°63°
Thu 89°66° 53%
Fri 94°69° 40%
Sat 93°69° 36%
Sun 95°68° 15%

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