Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Notch Link–Other Swamp Trail, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Notch Link–Other Swamp Trail, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Aldrich Mills, MA. It climbs 441 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi407 – 558 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trolley Bed Trail 42.30115, -72.52825
Nearest town Aldrich Mills, MA

Directions

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Notch Link–Other Swamp Trail, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 407–558 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Trolley Bed Trail · 42.30115, -72.52825

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 67° · precip 92% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Notch Visitors Center (Out) stop 338 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Trolley Bed Trail, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftBear left onto Notch Link, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto South Side Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Other Swamp Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pete’s Wicked, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto West Farm Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miReach Notch Link, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Pete’s Wicked, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Other Swamp Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Notch Link, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miBear right onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading W.
  15. 250 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

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 77°F67°
Precip92%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 3.5″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 7% rain2 AM: 27% rain3 AM: 56% rain4 AM: 80% rain5 AM: 85% rain6 AM: 86% rain7 AM: 82% rain8 AM: 92% rain9 AM: 72% rain10 AM: 63% rain11 AM: 47% rain12 PM: 40% rain1 PM: 42% rain2 PM: 49% rain3 PM: 34% rain4 PM: 69% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 9% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 79°63°
Wed 78°62°
Thu 90°65° 54%
Fri 93°68° 40%
Sat 90°68° 36%
Sun 94°67°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Notch Visitors Center (Out) stop 338 m from the trailhead

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