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
Directions
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading W.
- 2.2 miSharp left onto Other Swamp Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Lower Access, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Pond Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jacob's Ladder, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pond Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftReach NET/M&M Trail (white), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pond Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jacob's Ladder, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Access, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto South Side Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Other Swamp Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading E.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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 surface
64% dirt36% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
- 4 mi · loop · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 4 mi · loop · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 5 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 5 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
- 5.2 mi · out & back · via NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange)
More from this trailhead
- Warren Wright Road Conservation Area & NET/M&M Trail (white) 4.3 mi · ▲ 683 ft
- Robert Frost Trail (Orange) via NET/M&M Trail (white) 4 mi · ▲ 542 ft
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