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Joseph Allen Skinner State Park

Lithia Bypass & Lithia Springs Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Lithia Bypass & Lithia Springs Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Joseph Allen Skinner State Park near Thermopylae, MA. It climbs 628 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 390 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.28409, -72.59998
Nearest town Thermopylae, MA
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Lithia Bypass & Lithia Springs Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 124–391 ft

Out & Back · Joseph Allen Skinner State Park

Trailhead: 42.28409, -72.59998

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Dry Brook Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.8 miBear right onto Lithia Bypass, heading NE.
  7. 0.7 miReach Lithia Springs Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miBear left onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 500 ftTurn left onto Dry Brook Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lithia-bypass-lithia-springs-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
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 81°63°
Thu 90°67° 56%
Fri 94°70° 41%
Sat 94°69° 34%
Sun 96°69°
Mon 91°70° 19%

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