Dry Knoll–Lake Bray, 6 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,232 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Dry Knoll–Lake Bray, 6 sights is an 8.3-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, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,232 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi167 – 663 ft · steepest grade: 20%8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bray Loop Trail 42.26700, -72.61475
Nearest town Smiths Ferry, MA
Directions
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Dry Knoll–Lake Bray, 6 sights
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,232 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Elevation 169–664 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tom State Reservation
Trailhead: Bray Loop Trail · 42.26700, -72.61475
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start on Bray Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Bray.
- 1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Keystone Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Kay Bee Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue 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 NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Keystone Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Bray Loop Trail, heading S.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
13% dirt87% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Dry Knoll–Lake Bray, 5 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 703 ft
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- Goat Peak–NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint, 6 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 924 ft
- Lake Bray–Bray Loop Trail, 5 sights 4 mi · ▲ 778 ft
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