Dry Knoll–Lake Bray, 5 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 703 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Dry Knoll–Lake Bray, 5 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Tom State Reservation near Smiths Ferry, MA. The route passes Lake Bray before reaching Dry Knoll at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 703 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Dry Knoll–Lake Bray, 5 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 703 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 168–664 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tom State Reservation
Trailhead: Universal Access Trail · 42.26880, -72.61668
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 58°F / low 52° · precip 72% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Universal Access Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Bray.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Kay Bee Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Keystone Extension, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Quarry Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Dynamite Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto John McCool Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Dry Knoll, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Dynamite Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Quarry Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Keystone Extension, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kay Bee Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Universal Access Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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