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.
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Transit-accessible: Notch Visitors Center (Out) stop 338 m from the trailhead
- Start on Trolley Bed Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Notch Link, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto South Side Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Other Swamp Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pete’s Wicked, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto West Farm Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Notch Link, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pete’s Wicked, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Other Swamp Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Notch Link, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: Notch Visitors Center (Out) stop 338 m from the trailhead
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