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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Conglomerate Rock via Halfway House Trail (Blue)

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,273 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Conglomerate Rock via Halfway House Trail (Blue) is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near East Hadley, MA. It climbs 1,273 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 686 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31460, -72.56618
Nearest town East Hadley, MA
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Conglomerate Rock via Halfway House Trail (Blue)

4.9 mi · ▲ 1,273 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 237–686 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.31460, -72.56618

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading W.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Conglomerate Rock, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftReach Conglomerate Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/conglomerate-rock-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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