Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Aldrich Lake–Jacob's Ladder, 6 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,880 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Aldrich Lake–Jacob's Ladder, 6 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Holyoke Range State Park near Dwight, MA. The route reaches Aldrich Lake at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 1,880 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Aldrich Lake–Jacob's Ladder, 6 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,880 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Elevation 275–922 ft
Out & Back · Mount Holyoke Range State Park
Trailhead: NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) · 42.30751, -72.47079
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 92% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading W.
- 2.1 miSharp left onto Other Swamp Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto South Side Trail, heading NW.
- 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 W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Trolley Bed Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Aldrich Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pond Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jacob's Ladder, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pond Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Access, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto South Side Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Other Swamp Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), heading NE.
- 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange) Trailhead
- Warren Wright Road Conservation Area & NET/M&M Trail (white) 1.7 mi · ▲ 304 ft
- Hollow Road–Link Road Loop, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 807 ft
- Blue Viewpoint–Rattlesnake Knob Loop, 3 viewpoints 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,117 ft
- Horse Caves–NET/M&M Trail (white) Loop, 4 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,199 ft
- East Farm Road–Far Side Loop, 7 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,104 ft
- Far East–NET/M&M/RFT Trail (white/blue/orange), 7 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,507 ft
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