Section 6 is one of the more spectacular sections of trail in Massachusetts, riding the skyline near the rim of the steep west-facing basalt cliffs of the Mt. Tom Range. This moderate to hard trail features approximately 1,706 feet of elevation gain and 2,108 feet of elevation loss, marked with white blazes. The trail descends into the center of the Mt. Tom State Reservation where an historic CCC-built Visitor Center with a spring-fed water fountain is located. The trail climbs north to the ridgeline where the Goat Peak observation tower is located with spectacular views of the Connecticut River Valley. The route also passes over Dry Knoll with a great view of the Oxbow, made famous in the seminal 1836 landscape painting by Thomas Cole. The trail then proceeds to Mount Nonotuck, whose northern slope descends onto an old carriage road that was once used for visitors to the Eyrie House, a 19th century mountain top hotel, with the hotel’s ruins still accessible via a short side hike.
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Category: New England Hiking Trails
Address: 361-599 Easthampton Rd
Holyoke
Massachusetts
1040
United States
Holyoke
Massachusetts
1040
United States