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 Sep 20: Light rain, high 58°F / low 52° · precip 71% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 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
Light rainTemperature 58°F52°
Precip71%Wind6 mphUV0Humidity95%
Rained 0.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon
64°51°
Tue
59°42°
Wed
63°41°
Thu
65°38°
16%
Fri
65°44°
29%
Sat
60°49°
29%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from NET/M&M Trail (white) Trailhead
- Bray Valley Trail–John McCool Trail, 5 sights 8.7 mi · ▲ 1,412 ft
- Beau Bridge Trail–John McCool Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 912 ft
- Mount Nonotuck–Mt Nonotuck, 3 summits 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft
- D.O.C. Trail–John McCool Trail, 4 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,360 ft
- Dynamite Trail–John McCool Trail, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 924 ft
- Goat Peak–NET/M&M Trail (white) Viewpoint, 5 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 921 ft
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