Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Halfway House Trail (Blue) & Low Place Trail/RFT (orange)

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,539 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Halfway House Trail (Blue) & Low Place Trail/RFT (orange) is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Hockanum, MA. It climbs 1,539 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi223 – 712 ft · steepest grade: 30%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Halfway House Trail (Blue) 42.30196, -72.58925
Nearest town Hockanum, MA

Directions

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Halfway House Trail (Blue) & Low Place Trail/RFT (orange)

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,539 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 225–711 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Halfway House Trail (Blue) · 42.30196, -72.58925

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 67° · precip 92% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading N.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Low Place Trail/RFT (orange), heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miReach Halfway House Trail (Blue), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 200 ftContinue straight onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading N.
  20. 0.7 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

44% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 76°F67°
Precip92%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity74%
Rained 2.5″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 26% rain3 AM: 58% rain4 AM: 81% rain5 AM: 84% rain6 AM: 86% rain7 AM: 82% rain8 AM: 92% rain9 AM: 70% rain10 AM: 62% rain11 AM: 46% rain12 PM: 39% rain1 PM: 42% rain2 PM: 47% rain3 PM: 35% rain4 PM: 70% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 78°62°
Wed 77°61°
Thu 89°63° 55%
Fri 92°67° 39%
Sat 89°67° 28%
Sun 93°66°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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