Bray Valley Trail–John McCool Trail, 5 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Tom State Reservation near Mount Tom, MA. It climbs 1,412 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi190 – 663 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail (white) 42.27910, -72.62284
Nearest town Mount Tom, MA
Directions
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Bray Valley Trail–John McCool Trail, 5 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,412 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Elevation 189–664 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tom State Reservation
Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail (white) · 42.27910, -72.62284
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto John McCool Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp left onto Dynamite Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Quarry Trail, heading SE.
- 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 E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bray Valley Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach NET/M&M Trail (white), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Bray Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Keystone Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Kay Bee Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Keystone Extension, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Quarry Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Dynamite Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto John McCool Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
- 0.2 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
16% dirt84% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (3.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed
79°61°
Thu
89°67°
56%
Fri
92°68°
42%
Sat
92°67°
35%
Sun
92°65°
Mon
91°69°
19%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from NET/M&M Trail (white) Trailhead
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- Mount Tom Reservoir–John McCool Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 580 ft
- Goat Peak–NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint, 5 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 921 ft
- Dynamite Trail–John McCool Trail, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 924 ft
- Beau Bridge Trail–John McCool Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 912 ft
- D.O.C. Trail–John McCool Trail, 4 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft
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