Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Bunker Link/RFT (orange)–Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), 4 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,716 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Bunker Link/RFT (orange)–Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), 4 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near East Hadley, MA. It climbs 1,716 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bunker Link/RFT (orange)–Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), 4 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,716 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 275–711 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: 42.31293, -72.53334
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 67° · precip 92% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 776 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Condo Singletrack, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Swiss Miss, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Jump Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Swiss Miss, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Raybunctious, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bunker Link/RFT (orange), heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bunker Link, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Two Deer Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Northside Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Tinker Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto RFT (Orange), heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Taylor's Notch Trail/RFT (Yellow/Orange), heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Bunker Link/RFT (orange), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto RFT (Orange), heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tinker Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Northside Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Two Deer Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bunker Link, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bunker Link/RFT (orange), heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Raybunctious, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Swiss Miss, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Jump Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Swiss Miss, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Condo Singletrack, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: Atkins Farm Storefront stop 776 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Condo Singletrack & Notch Bypass 1.9 mi · ▲ 206 ft
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