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Joseph Allen Skinner State Park

NET/M&M Trail (white) & Tramway

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,563 ft · 2 hr 13 min

NET/M&M Trail (white) & Tramway is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Joseph Allen Skinner State Park near Hockanum, MA. It climbs 1,563 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi210 – 889 ft · steepest grade: 30%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tramway 42.30145, -72.58999
Nearest town Hockanum, MA
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NET/M&M Trail (white) & Tramway

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,563 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 208–891 ft

Out & Back · Joseph Allen Skinner State Park

Trailhead: Tramway · 42.30145, -72.58999

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Skinner Mountain (N) stop 566 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tramway, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Devil's Football, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miBear right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading W.
  4. 1.2 miReach Tramway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miBear left onto Devil's Football, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tramway, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 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/net-m-m-trail-white-two-forest-out-back-7-km-4c77

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (3.3″ 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°62°
Thu 88°67° 55%
Fri 92°69° 41%
Sat 92°68° 35%
Sun 92°65°
Mon 91°68° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:48 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:08 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:39 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Skinner Mountain (N) stop 566 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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