Mount Tom Reservoir–Dynamite Trail, 4 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 638 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Mount Tom Reservoir–Dynamite Trail, 4 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Tom State Reservation near Smiths Ferry, MA. The route reaches Mount Tom Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 638 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mount Tom Reservoir–Dynamite Trail, 4 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 638 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 396–661 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tom State Reservation
Trailhead: 42.26920, -72.62371
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Kay Bee Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Keystone Extension, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Quarry Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Dynamite Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pascommuck Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Mount Tom Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dynamite Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Quarry Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Keystone Extension, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kay Bee Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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