Dry Knoll & John McCool Trail
3 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Dry Knoll & John McCool Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Mount Tom State Reservation near Mountain Park, MA. The route reaches Dry Knoll at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dry Knoll & John McCool Trail
3 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 542–664 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tom State Reservation
Trailhead: Quarry Trail · 42.26482, -72.63890
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Quarry Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Dynamite Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 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.
- 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Quarry Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Quarry Trail Trailhead
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- NET/M&M Trail (white) 2.2 mi · ▲ 477 ft
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- Mount Tom & NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint 3.6 mi · ▲ 877 ft
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- John McCool Trail & NET/M&M Trail (white) 3.9 mi · ▲ 410 ft
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