Goose Cove Reservoir Watershed
Bay State Quarry–Nickerson Pit, 4 lakes
6 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Bay State Quarry–Nickerson Pit, 4 lakes is a 6-mile out-and-back in Goose Cove Reservoir Watershed near Riverdale Station, MA. The route passes Bay State Quarry and Folly Cove Shore Dive Site before reaching Nickerson Pit at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 333 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bay State Quarry–Nickerson Pit, 4 lakes
6 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 73–190 ft
Out & Back · Goose Cove Reservoir Watershed
Trailhead: 42.65139, -70.66044
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Mongrel, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto To The Whale, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Anne's Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miPass Bay State Quarry.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Old Rail Track, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Folly Cove Shore Dive Site.
- 50 ftPass Nickerson Pit.
- 150 ftReach Bay State Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Anne's Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto To The Whale, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mongrel, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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