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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading W.
  5. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 78°F69°
Precip93%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity74%
Rained 3.5″ 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°64°
Wed 80°64°
Thu 92°66° 55%
Fri 94°69° 39%
Sat 92°70° 27%
Sun 95°69°

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