Dry Knoll–John McCool Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile loop in Mount Tom State Reservation near Smiths Ferry, MA. The route reaches Dry Knoll. It climbs 851 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi190 – 804 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: T. Bagg Trail 42.27064, -72.61711
Nearest town Smiths Ferry, MA
Directions
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Dry Knoll–John McCool Trail Loop, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 851 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 191–803 ft
Loop · Mount Tom State Reservation
Trailhead: T. Bagg Trail · 42.27064, -72.61711
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 T. Bagg Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Dynamite Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto John McCool Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Dry Knoll, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto T. Bagg Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
70% dirt30% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity77%
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
80°62°
Thu
89°66°
56%
Fri
93°69°
41%
Sat
92°68°
35%
Sun
95°68°
Mon
90°69°
19%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from T. Bagg Trail Trailhead
- Mount Nonotuck–Mt Nonotuck, 3 summits 2.6 mi · ▲ 643 ft
- Beau Bridge Trail & T. Bagg Trail via NET/M&M Trail (white) 2.6 mi · ▲ 613 ft
- Mt Tom North Accessible Trail & T. Bagg Trail via NET/M&M Trail (white) 3.7 mi · ▲ 697 ft
- Lake Bray–Bray Loop Trail, 5 sights 4 mi · ▲ 778 ft
- Mount Tom Reservoir–Dynamite Trail, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,024 ft
- John McCool Trail–NET/M&M Trail (white), 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 939 ft
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