Briar Swamp

Bay State Quarry & Dinosaur via Old Rail Track

4.2 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Bay State Quarry & Dinosaur via Old Rail Track is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Briar Swamp near Pigeon Cove, MA. The route reaches Bay State Quarry. It is mostly level, with 148 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 187 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.67711, -70.63638
Nearest town Pigeon Cove, MA

Directions

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Bay State Quarry & Dinosaur via Old Rail Track

4.2 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 95–187 ft

Out & Back · Briar Swamp

Trailhead: 42.67711, -70.63638

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto Old Rail Track, heading NW.
  7. 450 ftPass Bay State Quarry.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Anne's Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Squam Path, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftTurn right onto Dinosaur, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miReach Bay State Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left onto Squam Path, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Anne's Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.8 miTurn right onto Old Rail Track, heading N.
  23. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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