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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange)

1.9 mi · ▲ 615 ft · 56 min

Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange) is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near East Hadley, MA. It climbs 615 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 620 ft · steepest grade: 27%2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.30954, -72.57662
Nearest town East Hadley, MA
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Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange)

1.9 mi · ▲ 615 ft · 56 min

Elevation 260–620 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.30954, -72.57662

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

Transit-accessible: Chumura Road (N) stop 649 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading NW.
  4. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/taylors-notch-trail-rft-yellow-orange-out-back-3-km-d511

Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Chumura Road (N) stop 649 m from the trailhead

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