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Mount Tom State Reservation

D.O.C. Trail–Dynamite Trail, 4 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,462 ft · 3 hr 16 min

D.O.C. Trail–Dynamite Trail, 4 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Tom State Reservation near Mount Tom, MA. It climbs 1,462 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 1,007 ft · steepest grade: 25%7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.27686, -72.63891
Nearest town Mount Tom, MA
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D.O.C. Trail–Dynamite Trail, 4 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 1,462 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Elevation 175–1,006 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tom State Reservation

Trailhead: 42.27686, -72.63891

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pascommuck Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left onto Dynamite Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Quarry Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto D.O.C. Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miSharp right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
  8. 1.5 miTurn right onto T. Bagg Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 1.2 miBear left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
  12. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Little Mountain Loop Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Mt Tom North Accessible Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 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/d-o-c-trail-dynamite-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

55% dirt1% gravel44% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed 81°63°
Thu 91°69° 56%
Fri 94°70° 42%
Sat 94°69° 34%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 93°71° 19%

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