AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Halfway House Trail (Blue)

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Halfway House Trail (Blue) is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Hockanum, MA. It climbs 1,028 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi190 – 686 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.30771, -72.59111
Nearest town Hockanum, MA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Halfway House Trail (Blue)

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft · 1 hr 59 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 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Groundward Down, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 200 ftContinue straight onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading N.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 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-7-km-1970

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Hockanum, Massachusetts