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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

East Farm Road–Jacob's Ladder, 10 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 795 ft · 2 hr 18 min

East Farm Road–Jacob's Ladder, 10 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Aldrich Mills, MA. It climbs 795 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 568 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Trolley Bed Trail 42.29349, -72.53145
Nearest town Aldrich Mills, MA
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East Farm Road–Jacob's Ladder, 10 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 795 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 325–566 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: Trolley Bed Trail · 42.29349, -72.53145

Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 90% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Transit-accessible: Granby Heights Apts. (In) stop 589 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Trolley Bed Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jacob's Ladder, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Pond Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Access, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Viper, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Serpentine, heading E.
  9. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Serpent God, heading E.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Upper Access, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Technical Trail, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftBear right onto Upper Access, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftTurn right onto Private Investigation, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftTurn left onto Chaz' Wicked, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pete’s Wicked, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miBear left onto West Farm Road, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto East Farm Road, heading SE.
  20. 0.7 miBear right onto Long Mountain Road, heading S.
  21. 50 ftReach Trolley Bed Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto East Farm Road, heading SW.
  23. 0.7 miContinue straight onto West Farm Road, heading N.
  24. 100 ftBear right onto Pete’s Wicked, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left onto Chaz' Wicked, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto Private Investigation, heading NW.
  27. 250 ftTurn left onto Upper Access, heading NW.
  28. 250 ftBear left onto Technical Trail, heading NW.
  29. 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Access, heading NW.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 350 ftTurn right onto Serpent God, heading W.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right onto Serpentine, heading SW.
  33. 200 ftSharp left onto Viper, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Access, heading SW.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right onto Pond Trail, heading NW.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jacob's Ladder, heading N.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 0.3 miTurn left onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading W.
  39. 0.1 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/aldrich-lake-aldrich-lake-out-back-11-sights-12-km-794c

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 78°F69°
Precip90%Wind5 mphUV4Humidity75%
Rained 3.3″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 27% rain3 AM: 56% rain4 AM: 80% rain5 AM: 83% rain6 AM: 85% rain7 AM: 79% rain8 AM: 90% rain9 AM: 72% rain10 AM: 64% rain11 AM: 48% rain12 PM: 42% rain1 PM: 43% rain2 PM: 51% rain3 PM: 36% rain4 PM: 68% rain5 PM: 40% rain6 PM: 10% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Tue 81°63°
Wed 79°63°
Thu 91°65° 54%
Fri 94°69° 40%
Sat 91°69° 36%
Sun 95°68°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Granby Heights Apts. (In) stop 589 m from the trailhead

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