Joseph Allen Skinner State Park
Halfway House Trail (Blue)
2 mi · ▲ 415 ft · 52 min
Halfway House Trail (Blue) is a 2-mile out-and-back in Joseph Allen Skinner State Park near Hockanum, MA. It climbs 415 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Halfway House Trail (Blue)
2 mi · ▲ 415 ft · 52 min
Elevation 223–583 ft
Out & Back · Joseph Allen Skinner State Park
Trailhead: 42.31041, -72.58224
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 93% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Chumura Road (S) stop 759 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach Halfway House Trail (Blue), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Chumura Road (S) stop 759 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Halfway House Trail (Blue)
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Halfway House Trail (Blue)
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Halfway House Trail (Blue)
- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Halfway House Trail (Blue)
- 5 mi · out & back · via Halfway House Trail (Blue)
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Halfway House Trail (Blue)
More from this trailhead
- Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange) 2.9 mi · ▲ 770 ft
- Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange) 3 mi · ▲ 770 ft
- Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange)–Black Rock Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,125 ft
- Lithia Springs Reservoir–Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,296 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white) 3.5 mi · ▲ 982 ft
- Groundward Down 3.5 mi · ▲ 924 ft
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