Lake Bray–John McCool Trail, 6 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Tom State Reservation near Mount Tom, MA. The route reaches Lake Bray at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,098 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi167 – 663 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mt Tom North Accessible Trail 42.28352, -72.62678
Nearest town Mount Tom, MA
Directions
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Lake Bray–John McCool Trail, 6 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,098 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 166–664 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tom State Reservation
Trailhead: Mt Tom North Accessible Trail · 42.28352, -72.62678
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mt Tom North Accessible Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Little Mountain Loop Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto John McCool Trail, heading SW.
- 1 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.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Keystone Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Kay Bee Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Universal Access Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftReach Lake Bray, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Kay Bee Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Keystone Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Kay Bee Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Keystone Extension, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Quarry Trail, heading SW.
- 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 NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Little Mountain Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mt Tom North Accessible Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 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
25% dirt9% gravel66% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Mt Tom North Accessible Trail Trailhead
- Pascommuck Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 295 ft
- John McCool Trail–Mt Tom North Accessible Trail, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 482 ft
- Mount Tom Reservoir–Mt Tom North Accessible Trail, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 513 ft
- Mount Nonotuck–Mt Nonotuck, 3 summits 3.9 mi · ▲ 960 ft
- Goat Peak–NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint, 5 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 972 ft
- Dynamite Trail–John McCool Trail, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 973 ft
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