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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

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

3 mi · ▲ 770 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange) is a 3-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Hockanum, MA. It climbs 770 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi217 – 686 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Halfway House Trail/RFT (Blue/Orange) 42.30983, -72.58442
Nearest town Hockanum, MA
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Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange)

3 mi · ▲ 770 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 218–686 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Halfway House Trail/RFT (Blue/Orange) · 42.30983, -72.58442

Weather Aug 3: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 93% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Halfway House Trail/RFT (Blue/Orange), heading SE.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading SE.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Halfway House Trail/RFT (Blue/Orange), heading SW.
  10. 200 ftArrive 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-5-km-6006

Trail surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 79°F68°
Precip93%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity73%
Rained 2.8″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 9% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 26% rain3 AM: 59% rain4 AM: 82% rain5 AM: 85% rain6 AM: 86% rain7 AM: 82% rain8 AM: 93% rain9 AM: 68% rain10 AM: 61% rain11 AM: 44% rain12 PM: 38% rain1 PM: 43% rain2 PM: 44% rain3 PM: 34% rain4 PM: 72% rain5 PM: 34% rain6 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 81°63°
Wed 90°63°
Thu 92°66° 55%
Fri 94°69° 39%
Sat 92°69° 27%
Sun 95°69°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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