Bog Trail–Notch Trail, 5 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 406 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Bog Trail–Notch Trail, 5 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Hawley, MA. It climbs 406 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bog Trail–Notch Trail, 5 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 406 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,690–1,855 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: South Road · 42.55371, -72.87720
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start on South Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Greenwood Walls Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Penobscot Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto SnowShoe, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Penobscot Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Notch Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Penobscot Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Bog Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miReach South Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Penobscot Road, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Notch Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Penobscot Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto SnowShoe, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Penobscot Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Greenwood Walls Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto South Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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