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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Far Side–Notch Link, 9 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 739 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Far Side–Notch Link, 9 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Aldrich Mills, MA. It climbs 739 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi269 – 607 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trolley Bed Trail 42.30115, -72.52825
Nearest town Aldrich Mills, MA
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Far Side–Notch Link, 9 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 739 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 268–608 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Trolley Bed Trail · 42.30115, -72.52825

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 67° · precip 92% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Notch Visitors Center (Out) stop 338 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Trolley Bed Trail, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftBear left onto Notch Link, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto T-Rex, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Raptor, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lower Access, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Technical Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Unsolved Mystery, heading S.
  8. 100 ftBear right onto Technical Trail, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftSharp left onto Upper Access, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Private Investigation, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftTurn left onto Pete’s Wicked, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftTurn right onto West Farm Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Far Side, heading S.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Farm Road, heading S.
  16. 0.9 miReach Notch Link, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Far Side, heading N.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Farm Road, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 250 ftBear left onto Pete’s Wicked, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Private Investigation, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftTurn left onto Upper Access, heading W.
  23. 250 ftSharp right onto Technical Trail, heading W.
  24. 100 ftBear left onto Unsolved Mystery, heading S.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Technical Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lower Access, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Raptor, heading NW.
  28. 0.5 miBear left onto T-Rex, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left onto Notch Link, heading NW.
  30. 0.4 miBear right onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading N.
  31. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/far-side-notch-link-out-back-9-sights

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 77°F67°
Precip92%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 3.5″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 27% rain3 AM: 56% rain4 AM: 80% rain5 AM: 85% rain6 AM: 86% rain7 AM: 82% rain8 AM: 92% rain9 AM: 72% rain10 AM: 63% rain11 AM: 47% rain12 PM: 40% rain1 PM: 42% rain2 PM: 49% rain3 PM: 34% rain4 PM: 69% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 79°63°
Wed 78°62°
Thu 90°65° 54%
Fri 93°68° 40%
Sat 90°68° 36%
Sun 94°67°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Notch Visitors Center (Out) stop 338 m from the trailhead

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