Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange)
3.6 mi · ▲ 898 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange) is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near East Hadley, MA. It climbs 898 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi236 – 686 ft · steepest grade: 28%3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.31460, -72.56618
Nearest town East Hadley, MA
Directions
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Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange)
3.6 mi · ▲ 898 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 237–686 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: 42.31460, -72.56618
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading W.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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.
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 78°F69°
Precip93%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity74%
Rained 3.5″ 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°
55%
Fri
94°69°
39%
Sat
92°70°
27%
Sun
95°69°
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