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Joseph Allen Skinner State Park

Devil's Football–NET/M&M Trail (white), 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 1,399 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Devil's Football–NET/M&M Trail (white), 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Joseph Allen Skinner State Park near Hockanum, MA. It climbs 1,399 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi118 – 889 ft · steepest grade: 28%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Devil's Football 42.30455, -72.59846
Nearest town Hockanum, MA
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Devil's Football–NET/M&M Trail (white), 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 1,399 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 118–891 ft

Out & Back · Joseph Allen Skinner State Park

Trailhead: Devil's Football · 42.30455, -72.59846

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: Skinner Mountain (N) stop 650 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Devil's Football, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Tramway, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Devil's Football, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
  5. 1.2 miReach Devil's Football, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miBear left onto Devil's Football, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miBear left onto Tramway, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Devil's Football, heading NW.
  9. 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/devils-football-net-m-m-trail-white-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:18 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Skinner Mountain (N) stop 650 m from the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

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