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Mount Tom State Reservation

John McCool Trail–Kay Bee Trail, 5 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 1,980 ft · 4 hr 57 min

John McCool Trail–Kay Bee Trail, 5 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Tom State Reservation near Smiths Ferry, MA. It climbs 1,980 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 663 ft · steepest grade: 18%12.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.26622, -72.61286
Nearest town Smiths Ferry, MA
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John McCool Trail–Kay Bee Trail, 5 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 1,980 ft · 4 hr 57 min

Elevation 166–664 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tom State Reservation

Trailhead: 42.26622, -72.61286

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.1 miSharp right onto Knox Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Bray Loop Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left onto Keystone Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Kay Bee Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Keystone Extension, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Quarry Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miBear left onto Dynamite Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right onto John McCool Trail, heading NW.
  12. 1 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Little Mountain Loop Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Mt Tom North Accessible Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miReach Knox Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 250 ftTurn right onto Little Mountain Loop Trail, heading N.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto John McCool Trail, heading E.
  20. 1 miSharp left onto Dynamite Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left onto Quarry Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miBear left onto Keystone Extension, heading SW.
  24. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kay Bee Trail, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Keystone Trail, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 0.8 miSharp right onto Bray Loop Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.4 miTurn right onto Knox Trail, heading SE.
  29. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  30. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/john-mccool-trail-kay-bee-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

41% dirt4% gravel55% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity80%
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 81°63°
Thu 91°69° 56%
Fri 94°70° 41%
Sat 94°69° 35%
Sun 94°67°
Mon 93°71° 19%

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