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Mount Tom State Reservation

John McCool Trail & NET/M&M Trail (white)

3.9 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 1 hr 30 min

John McCool Trail & NET/M&M Trail (white) is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Tom State Reservation near Mountain Park, MA. It climbs 410 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi522 – 663 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quarry Trail 42.26482, -72.63890
Nearest town Mountain Park, MA
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John McCool Trail & NET/M&M Trail (white)

3.9 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 522–664 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tom State Reservation

Trailhead: Quarry Trail · 42.26482, -72.63890

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Quarry Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Dynamite Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto John McCool Trail, heading N.
  5. 1 miSharp right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  6. 0.2 miReach John McCool Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto John McCool Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1 miSharp left onto Dynamite Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Quarry Trail, heading SW.
  11. 500 ftArrive 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/mount-tom-reservoir-mount-tom-reservoir-out-back-6-km-fb44

Trail surface

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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