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Mount Tom State Reservation

Lake Bray–Bray Loop Trail, 5 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,077 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Lake Bray–Bray Loop Trail, 5 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Tom State Reservation near Mountain Park, MA. The route reaches Lake Bray at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 1,077 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi167 – 663 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Quarry Trail 42.26482, -72.63890
Nearest town Mountain Park, MA
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Lake Bray–Bray Loop Trail, 5 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,077 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 169–661 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. 0.3 miBear left onto Keystone Extension, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Kay Bee Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Keystone Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.8 miSharp right onto Bray Loop Trail, heading E.
  7. 1 miReach Lake Bray, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left onto Keystone Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Kay Bee Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Keystone Extension, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miBear right onto Quarry Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 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-9-km-b33e

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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