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Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Jacob's Ladder–Lithia Springs Trail, 7 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 2,436 ft · 5 hr 39 min

Jacob's Ladder–Lithia Springs Trail, 7 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Cooks Corner, MA. It climbs 2,436 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi308 – 922 ft · steepest grade: 24%14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.29455, -72.44927
Nearest town Cooks Corner, MA
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Jacob's Ladder–Lithia Springs Trail, 7 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 2,436 ft · 5 hr 39 min

Elevation 308–922 ft

Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Trailhead: 42.29455, -72.44927

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading W.
  7. 2.2 miSharp left onto Other Swamp Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miBear left onto Lower Access, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Pond Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jacob's Ladder, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pond Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 450 ftSharp right onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading W.
  17. 350 ftReach NET/M&M Trail (white), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
  19. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miBear left onto Pond Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jacob's Ladder, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Pond Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Access, heading E.
  25. 0.5 miBear right onto South Side Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right onto Other Swamp Trail, heading NE.
  27. 0.4 miSharp right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading E.
  28. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading E.
  29. 450 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  34. 0.4 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/lithia-springs-reservoir-lithia-springs-reservoir-out-back-22-km-d0c4

Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 2″ yesterday (3.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 89°66° 53%
Fri 94°70° 40%
Sat 91°70° 37%
Sun 95°69°
Mon 91°69° 18%

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