Joseph Allen Skinner State Park
Dry Brook Trail–Lithia Bypass, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Dry Brook Trail–Lithia Bypass, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Joseph Allen Skinner State Park near Hockanum, MA. It climbs 577 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Dry Brook Trail–Lithia Bypass, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 577 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 153–391 ft
Out & Back · Joseph Allen Skinner State Park
Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail (white) · 42.29131, -72.59989
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dry Brook Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Lithia Bypass, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach Dry Brook Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Lithia Springs Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Dry Brook Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Lithia Springs Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Lithia Springs Trail
- 4 mi · out & back · via Lithia Springs Trail
- 4.4 mi · loop · via Lithia Springs Trail
- 4.4 mi · loop · via Lithia Springs Trail
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Lithia Springs Trail
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Lithia Springs Trail
- 5.5 mi · out & back · via Lithia Springs Trail
More from NET/M&M Trail (white) Trailhead
- Blue Viewpoint–Rattlesnake Knob, 13 sights 14 mi · ▲ 2,051 ft
- Devils Garden–Lithia Springs Reservoir, 10 sights 12 mi · ▲ 1,967 ft
- Parker Reservoir–Black Rock Trail/RFT (orange), 6 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,625 ft
- NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint & NET/M&M Trail (white) 2.7 mi · ▲ 724 ft
- Mount Holyoke–Summit House Loop, 10 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,158 ft
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