Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Em’s Gem–Jacob's Ladder, 4 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 677 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Em’s Gem–Jacob's Ladder, 4 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Moody Corner, MA. It climbs 677 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Em’s Gem–Jacob's Ladder, 4 sights
6.3 mi · ▲ 677 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 181–512 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: Pumping Station Road · 42.28230, -72.55712
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 91% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Hadley Road (N) stop 374 m from the trailhead
- Start on Pumping Station Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Maze Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pond Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jacob's Ladder, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pond Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Em’s Gem, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Maze Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Pond Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Jacob's Ladder, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Maze Road, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Pumping Station Road, heading SW.
- 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.
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- Transit-accessible: Hadley Road (N) stop 374 m from the trailhead
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