Mount Tom State Reservation

Dynamite Trail–Kay Bee Trail, 5 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,727 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Dynamite Trail–Kay Bee Trail, 5 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Tom State Reservation near Mountain Park, MA. It climbs 1,727 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi190 – 663 ft · steepest grade: 18%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.24590, -72.62879
Nearest town Mountain Park, MA

Directions

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Dynamite Trail–Kay Bee Trail, 5 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,727 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Elevation 190–661 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tom State Reservation

Trailhead: 42.24590, -72.62879

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miSharp right onto Knox Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bray Loop Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left onto Keystone Trail, heading NE.
  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. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pascommuck Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miReach Knox Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dynamite Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left onto Quarry Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miBear left onto Keystone Extension, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kay Bee Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Keystone Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.8 miSharp right onto Bray Loop Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Knox Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  23. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (3.7″ 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 80°62°
Thu 89°66° 55%
Fri 93°69° 42%
Sat 93°68° 35%
Sun 95°68°
Mon 90°69° 19%

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