Amherst Water Tower Trail
Follow the blue blazes to find the water tower, but there are other trails that lead off of this one - most lead into the Mount Holyoke Range State Park.
This trail can be buggy.
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Interactive topographic map for Amherst Water Tower Trail located in Amherst, MA. Click the "View Map" button to load GPS coordinates and trail markers.
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- Distance
- 0.7 mi
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Type
- Out-and-Back
- Est. Time
- 21 min
- Elev. Gain
- 190'
- Rating
- 0.0
- Added
- August 07, 2016
- Updated
- November 27, 2017
Weather Forecast
Overnight
Low
57°F
Patchy Fog
Friday
High
81°F
Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Friday Night
Low
60°F
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Patchy Fog
Saturday
High
85°F
Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low
64°F
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High
83°F
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Sunday Night
Low
65°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Monday
High
79°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Monday Night
Low
60°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tuesday
High
82°F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low
61°F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High
84°F
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wednesday Night
Low
63°F
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Thursday
High
86°F
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
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Total Change
153 ft.
47 m
47 m
Ascent
190 ft.
58 m
58 m
Descent
149 ft.
45 m
45 m
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Features
- Dogs
- Biking
Points of interest
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Parking
42.317978, -72.501884 -
Main Trailhead
42.31788, -72.501808
Safety information
For your own safety: plan ahead, let someone know where you'll be, and hike at your own risk.
Availability
All
Surface type
Dirt
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