Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Brookbank–Jacob's Ladder Loop, 12 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 878 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Brookbank–Jacob's Ladder Loop, 12 sights is a 5.7-mile loop in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Aldrich Mills, MA. It climbs 878 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Brookbank–Jacob's Ladder Loop, 12 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 878 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 232–710 ft
Loop · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: Trolley Bed Trail · 42.30115, -72.52825
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 67° · precip 92% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Notch Visitors Center (Out) stop 338 m from the trailhead
- Start on Trolley Bed Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Notch Link, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Trolley Bed, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Laurel Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trolley Bed, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Brookbank, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Side, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail (orange), heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Robert Frost, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Swamp Trail (Red), heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto South Side Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lower Access, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Pond Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jacob's Ladder, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Notch Link, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftThe loop closes 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: Notch Visitors Center (Out) stop 338 m from the trailhead
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More from Trolley Bed Trail Trailhead
- Em’s Gem–Jacob's Ladder, 5 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 204 ft
- Maze Road & Trolley Bed Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 326 ft
- Brookbank–Laurel Loop, 6 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 654 ft
- Jacob's Ladder–Lower Access, 8 sights 4 mi · ▲ 620 ft
- Notch Link–Other Swamp Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 441 ft
- Far Side–Notch Link, 9 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 739 ft
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