Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Northside Road
4.3 mi · ▲ 885 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Northside Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Hockanum, MA. It climbs 885 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi217 – 686 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Halfway House Trail/RFT (Blue/Orange) 42.30983, -72.58442
Nearest town Hockanum, MA
Directions
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Northside Road
4.3 mi · ▲ 885 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 218–686 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: Halfway House Trail/RFT (Blue/Orange) · 42.30983, -72.58442
Weather Aug 3: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 93% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Halfway House Trail/RFT (Blue/Orange), heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Groundward Down, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Bubba Brosnan, heading E.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Northside Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tinker Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftReach Northside Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Northside Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bubba Brosnan, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Groundward Down, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Halfway House Trail/RFT (Blue/Orange), heading N.
- 150 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
18% dirt82% unspecified
Weather
Rain showersTemperature 79°F68°
Precip93%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity73%
Rained 2.8″ 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
81°63°
Wed
90°63°
Thu
92°66°
55%
Fri
94°69°
39%
Sat
92°69°
27%
Sun
95°69°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Halfway House Trail/RFT (Blue/Orange) Trailhead
- Halfway House Trail (Blue) 2 mi · ▲ 415 ft
- Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange) 2.9 mi · ▲ 770 ft
- Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange) 3 mi · ▲ 770 ft
- Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange)–Black Rock Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,125 ft
- Lithia Springs Reservoir–Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,296 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white) 3.5 mi · ▲ 982 ft
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