Bog Trail–Notch Trail, 5 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Bog Trail–Notch Trail, 5 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near South Hawley, MA. It climbs 430 ft. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,565 – 1,726 ft6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.54346, -72.88948
Nearest town South Hawley, MA
Directions
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Bog Trail–Notch Trail, 5 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 1,565–1,726 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.54346, -72.88948
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Periwinkle, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto South Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Notch Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Penobscot Road, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Bog Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hunt Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Vietnam, heading SW.
- 1 miReach Periwinkle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto Hunt Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bog Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Penobscot Road, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Notch Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto South Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Periwinkle, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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
20% dirt80% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:54 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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