Western Mass, Site 43: Mt. Norwottuck

This map is intended to be used in conjunction with the site profile text in the TRAIL RUNNING Western Massachusetts guidebook (Kimball 2015, UPNE).

Site 43 Map: Mt. Norwottuck icon_pdf

Suggested Route Distance: 6 Miles

Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Rattlesnake Knob in the late afternoon
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Recently re-routed section of the M-M/Robert Frost Trails beneath powerlines near The Notch in the Holyoke Range
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
Wintertime view from ledges near the summit of Mt. Norwottuck in the Holyoke Range
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2015)
The Robert Frost Trail gently rises and falls as it traverses the north slope of Mt. Norwottuck
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2015)
Multiple trails, each marked with a different colored blaze, share the same route for about a quarter of a mile just east of The Notch
Photo by Ben Kimball (copyright 2014)
A tight squeeze where the M-M Trail passes though the Horse Caves on the east side of Mt. Norwottuck

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All photos copyright 2014 by Ben Kimball unless otherwise noted.