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Norwottuck Rail Trail

Trail14 km · 9 miBest Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct

Next nearby hike: Dry Brook Trail 5.7 mi · 9.1 kmExplore Massachusetts →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct · highs 14–27 °C (57–81 °F)

  1. J1°-9°77
  2. F3°-7°82
  3. M8°-3°88
  4. A14°3°95
  5. M20°9°98
  6. J25°15°103
  7. J28°17°104
  8. A27°17°97
  9. S22°13°100
  10. O16°7°108
  11. N9°2°94
  12. D3°-4°90

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Length
14 km · 9 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
State agency
Data from
MassGIS (Bureau of Geographic Information)
Nearest town
At Amherst (Hampshire County, Massachusetts) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Massachusetts
Continent
North America
Route centre
42.3589, -72.5247
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail centre

Dry Brook Trail

5.7 mi · 9.1 km · Massachusetts

Northhampton Bikeway

6.0 mi · 9.7 km · Massachusetts

Williamsburg/Burghy Bikeway

9 mi · 14 km · Massachusetts

Metacomet-Monadnock Trail

14 mi · 22 km · Massachusetts

Southampton Canal Division

15 mi · 24 km · Massachusetts

Moose Run

16 mi · 25 km · Massachusetts

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