Mount Norwottock–Mount Hitchcock, 9 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near East Hadley, MA. The route passes Mount Hitchcock and Mount Norwottock before reaching NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 2,275 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi266 – 1,099 ft · steepest grade: 29%8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31538, -72.55097
Nearest town East Hadley, MA
Directions
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Mount Norwottock–Mount Hitchcock, 9 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 2,275 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Elevation 267–1,099 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: 42.31538, -72.55097
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Transit-accessible: HC Physical Plant (E) stop 762 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Tinker Toy, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto College Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Tinker Toy, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto College Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tinker Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hitchcock Singletrack, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Tinker Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto RFT (Orange), heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mt. Hitchcock, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Mount Hitchcock.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Notch Link, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Mount Norwottock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Notch Link, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Mt. Hitchcock, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto RFT (Orange), heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tinker Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Hitchcock Singletrack, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tinker Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto College Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tinker Toy, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto College Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tinker Toy, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
41% dirt59% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 78°F69°
Precip93%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity75%
Rained 3.5″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue
80°64°
Wed
79°64°
Thu
92°66°
55%
Fri
94°69°
40%
Sat
92°69°
35%
Sun
95°69°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: HC Physical Plant (E) stop 762 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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