Joseph Allen Skinner State Park
Devil's Football–Dry Brook Trail, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,526 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Devil's Football–Dry Brook Trail, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Joseph Allen Skinner State Park near Thermopylae, MA. It climbs 1,526 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi118 – 889 ft · steepest grade: 28%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.28409, -72.59998
Nearest town Thermopylae, MA
Directions
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Devil's Football–Dry Brook Trail, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,526 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 118–891 ft
Out & Back · Joseph Allen Skinner State Park
Trailhead: 42.28409, -72.59998
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Dry Brook Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Devil's Football, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Tramway, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Devil's Football, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Dry Brook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Tramway, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Devil's Football, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Dry Brook Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity92%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (3.2″ 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
83°62°
Thu
91°69°
56%
Fri
94°70°
41%
Sat
94°69°
34%
Sun
94°67°
Mon
93°71°
19%
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Dry Brook Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Dry Brook Trail & Tramway via NET/M&M Trail (white) 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,410 ft
- Dry Brook Trail & Two Forest via NET/M&M Trail (white) 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,378 ft
- Lithia Bypass & Lithia Springs Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 628 ft
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