Mount Tom Reservoir–John McCool Trail, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Tom State Reservation near Mount Tom, MA. The route reaches Mount Tom Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 580 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi397 – 663 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail (white) 42.27910, -72.62284
Nearest town Mount Tom, MA
Directions
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Mount Tom Reservoir–John McCool Trail, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 580 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 396–664 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tom State Reservation
Trailhead: NET/M&M Trail (white) · 42.27910, -72.62284
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on NET/M&M Trail (white), heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto John McCool Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miBear right onto Dynamite Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pascommuck Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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.
- 0.2 miBear left onto John McCool Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NE.
- 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.
Trail surface
9% dirt91% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (3.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:08 PM
Wed
79°61°
Thu
89°67°
56%
Fri
92°68°
42%
Sat
92°67°
35%
Sun
92°65°
Mon
91°69°
19%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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