Mount Norwottock–Devils Garden, 5 summits is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Dwight, MA. The route passes Mount Norwottock and NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint before reaching Devils Garden at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 2,522 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi387 – 1,099 ft · steepest grade: 33%8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) 42.30751, -72.47079
Nearest town Dwight, MA
Directions
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Mount Norwottock–Devils Garden, 5 summits
8.1 mi · ▲ 2,522 ft · 3 hr 58 min
Elevation 388–1,099 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) · 42.30751, -72.47079
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 92% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading W.
- 2.3 miBear left onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Mount Norwottock.
- 50 ftPass NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint.
- 0.7 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Devils Garden.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Mount Norwottock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Southside Trail (Blue), heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading E.
- 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 77°F68°
Precip92%Wind6 mphUV3Humidity76%
Rained 2.7″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Tue
80°63°
Wed
78°62°
Thu
89°65°
53%
Fri
94°69°
38%
Sat
90°69°
29%
Sun
95°68°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) Trailhead
- Warren Wright Road Conservation Area & NET/M&M Trail (white) 1.7 mi · ▲ 304 ft
- Hollow Road–Link Road Loop, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 807 ft
- Blue Viewpoint–Rattlesnake Knob Loop, 3 viewpoints 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,117 ft
- Horse Caves–NET/M&M Trail (white) Loop, 4 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,199 ft
- East Farm Road–Far Side Loop, 7 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,104 ft
- Far East–NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), 7 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,507 ft
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