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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Halfway House Trail (Blue)

3.8 mi · ▲ 911 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Halfway House Trail (Blue) is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Hockanum, MA. It climbs 911 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi190 – 686 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.30771, -72.59111
Nearest town Hockanum, MA
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Halfway House Trail (Blue)

3.8 mi · ▲ 911 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 190–686 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.30771, -72.59111

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miArrive 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/halfway-house-trail-blue-out-back-6-km-96b1

Trail surface

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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