Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Notch Link–Private Investigation, 8 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 682 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Notch Link–Private Investigation, 8 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Aldrich Mills, MA. It climbs 682 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi269 – 607 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Red Barn Road 42.28321, -72.51591
Nearest town Aldrich Mills, MA

Directions

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Notch Link–Private Investigation, 8 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 682 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 270–608 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Red Barn Road · 42.28321, -72.51591

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start on Red Barn Road, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miBear right onto Twister, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Private Investigation, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Upper Access, heading W.
  5. 250 ftSharp right onto Technical Trail, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto Unsolved Mystery, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Technical Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lower Access, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Raptor, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miBear left onto T-Rex, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Notch Link, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miBear right onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading W.
  13. 300 ftReach Red Barn Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 300 ftBear left onto Notch Link, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto T-Rex, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto Raptor, heading SE.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lower Access, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Technical Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Unsolved Mystery, heading E.
  20. 100 ftBear right onto Technical Trail, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftSharp left onto Upper Access, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftTurn right onto Private Investigation, heading E.
  23. 250 ftTurn right onto Twister, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miBear left onto Red Barn Road, heading S.
  25. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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