Joseph Allen Skinner State Park
Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange) via Halfway House Trail (Blue)
2 mi · ▲ 587 ft · 58 min
Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange) via Halfway House Trail (Blue) is a 2-mile out-and-back in Joseph Allen Skinner State Park near Hockanum, MA. It climbs 587 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi190 – 666 ft · steepest grade: 26%2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.30771, -72.59111
Nearest town Hockanum, MA
Directions
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Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange) via Halfway House Trail (Blue)
2 mi · ▲ 587 ft · 58 min
Elevation 190–665 ft
Out & Back · Joseph Allen Skinner State Park
Trailhead: 42.30771, -72.59111
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Halfway House Trail (Blue), heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
33% dirt67% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 79°F69°
Precip93%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity75%
Rained 2.5″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue
81°64°
Wed
80°64°
Thu
92°66°
57%
Fri
94°70°
41%
Sat
92°70°
34%
Sun
96°69°
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