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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
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 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.

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-6-km-a8f9

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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