Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Halfway House Trail (Blue)

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,223 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Halfway House Trail (Blue) is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Hockanum, MA. It climbs 1,223 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi190 – 712 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.30771, -72.59111
Nearest town Hockanum, MA

Directions

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Halfway House Trail (Blue)

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,223 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 190–711 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. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 200 ftContinue straight onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading N.
  21. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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