Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Em’s Gem–Jacob's Ladder, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Em’s Gem–Jacob's Ladder, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Aldrich Mills, MA. It climbs 342 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi269 – 512 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.28701, -72.54112
Nearest town Aldrich Mills, MA

Directions

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Em’s Gem–Jacob's Ladder, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 270–512 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.28701, -72.54112

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Granby Heights Apts. (Out) stop 509 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Pond Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jacob's Ladder, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Pond Trail, heading S.
  11. 400 ftTurn left onto Em’s Gem, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miReach Pond Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pond Trail, heading E.
  14. 400 ftTurn right onto Jacob's Ladder, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pond Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Granby Heights Apts. (Out) stop 509 m from the trailhead

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