Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Far East–Jacob's Ladder, 5 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 967 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Far East–Jacob's Ladder, 5 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Moody Corner, MA. It climbs 967 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Far East–Jacob's Ladder, 5 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 967 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Elevation 181–519 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: Pumping Station Road · 42.28585, -72.55766
Weather Aug 4: Rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 91% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Lynn Drive (Out) stop 504 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Maze Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 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.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Access, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Viper, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Serpentine, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Serpent God, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Upper Access, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Lost & Found, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Twister, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Lost & Found, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Red Barn Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Far East, heading E.
- 350 ftReach Maze Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Red Barn Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lost & Found, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Twister, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lost & Found, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Upper Access, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Serpent God, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Serpentine, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Viper, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Access, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pond Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jacob's Ladder, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Maze Road, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Lynn Drive (Out) stop 504 m from the trailhead
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