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Amherst Water Tower Trail

The Amherst Water Tower Trail in Amherst, MA, is an easy 0.7 out-and-back hike up to a large water tower from Bay rd.

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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Know Before You Go

  • Short and easy 0.7-mile out-and-back trail.
  • Trail leads to a water tower and connects to Mount Holyoke Range State Park trails.
  • Marked with blue blazes but can be buggy.
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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

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Total Change
153'
Ascent
190'
Descent
149'
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Features

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Points of interest

  1. Parking

    42.317978, -72.501884
  2. Main Trailhead

    42.31788, -72.501808

Safety information

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Availability

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Surface type

Dirt

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0.7 miles / 1.1 km
October 14, 2016
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