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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Bunker Link/RFT (orange)–Northside Road, 4 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,426 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Bunker Link/RFT (orange)–Northside Road, 4 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Aldrich Mills, MA. It climbs 1,426 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi276 – 686 ft · steepest grade: 24%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bunker Link/RFT (orange) 42.30653, -72.53341
Nearest town Aldrich Mills, MA
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Bunker Link/RFT (orange)–Northside Road, 4 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,426 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 275–686 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Bunker Link/RFT (orange) · 42.30653, -72.53341

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Notch Visitors Center (In) stop 463 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bunker Link/RFT (orange), heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bunker Link, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Two Deer Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Northside Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tinker Trail, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Northside Road, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bubba Brosnan, heading W.
  9. 350 ftBear right onto Groundward Down, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading N.
  14. 0.5 miReach Bunker Link/RFT (orange), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Groundward Down, heading E.
  20. 350 ftBear left onto Bubba Brosnan, heading NE.
  21. 450 ftContinue straight onto Northside Road, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 100 ftSharp right onto Tinker Trail, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Northside Road, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto Two Deer Trail, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bunker Link, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bunker Link/RFT (orange), heading E.
  29. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bunker-link-rft-orange-northside-road-out-back-4-sights-11-km

Trail surface

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (4.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 78°62°
Thu 90°65° 54%
Fri 93°68° 40%
Sat 90°68° 36%
Sun 94°68°
Mon 90°68° 18%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Notch Visitors Center (In) stop 463 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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