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Joseph Allen Skinner State Park

Lithia Bypass & Thermopylae Access via Lithia Springs Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 597 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Lithia Bypass & Thermopylae Access via Lithia Springs Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Joseph Allen Skinner State Park near Moody Corner, MA. It climbs 597 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi151 – 407 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pumping Station Road 42.28453, -72.55755
Nearest town Moody Corner, MA
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Lithia Bypass & Thermopylae Access via Lithia Springs Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 597 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 153–406 ft

Out & Back · Joseph Allen Skinner State Park

Trailhead: Pumping Station Road · 42.28453, -72.55755

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Transit-accessible: Lynn Drive (Out) stop 399 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lithia Springs Road, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Lithia Bypass, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miBear left onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Thermopylae Access, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miReach Lithia Bypass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miBear right onto Lithia Bypass, heading E.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right onto Lithia Springs Road, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lithia-bypass-thermopylae-access-out-back-9-km-fdc2

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lynn Drive (Out) stop 399 m from the trailhead

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