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Mount Tom State Reservation

Mount Tom Reservoir–Dynamite Trail, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,024 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Mount Tom Reservoir–Dynamite Trail, 3 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Tom State Reservation near Smiths Ferry, MA. The route reaches Mount Tom Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 1,024 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi246 – 804 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: T. Bagg Trail 42.27064, -72.61711
Nearest town Smiths Ferry, MA
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Mount Tom Reservoir–Dynamite Trail, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,024 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 247–803 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tom State Reservation

Trailhead: T. Bagg Trail · 42.27064, -72.61711

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on T. Bagg Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Dynamite Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Pascommuck Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miReach Mount Tom Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dynamite Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto T. Bagg Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.7 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/mount-tom-reservoir-mount-tom-reservoir-out-back-7-km-9512

Trail surface

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
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 80°62°
Thu 89°66° 56%
Fri 93°69° 41%
Sat 92°68° 35%
Sun 95°68°
Mon 90°69° 19%

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