Dry Knoll–Dynamite Trail, 3 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 47 min
Dry Knoll–Dynamite Trail, 3 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Tom State Reservation near Smiths Ferry, MA. The route reaches Dry Knoll at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dry Knoll–Dynamite Trail, 3 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 47 min
Elevation 528–664 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tom State Reservation
Trailhead: Dynamite Trail · 42.26786, -72.63274
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dynamite Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto John McCool Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Dry Knoll, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Dynamite Trail, heading S.
- 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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