Mount Norwottock–Devils Garden, 5 summits is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Aldrich Mills, MA. The route passes Devils Garden and Mount Norwottock before reaching NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 724 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi433 – 1,099 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Laurel Loop 42.30534, -72.52738
Nearest town Aldrich Mills, MA
Directions
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Mount Norwottock–Devils Garden, 5 summits
2.1 mi · ▲ 724 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 434–1,099 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: Laurel Loop · 42.30534, -72.52738
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Notch Visitors Center (In) stop 96 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
- 350 ftPass Devils Garden.
- 0.3 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Mount Norwottock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint.
- 0.7 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (4.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed
78°62°
Thu
90°65°
54%
Fri
93°68°
40%
Sat
90°68°
36%
Sun
94°68°
Mon
90°68°
18%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Notch Visitors Center (In) stop 96 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Devils Garden–NET/M&M Trail (white), 5 sights 3 mi · ▲ 749 ft
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