Butman Pit–Steel Derrick Quarry, 5 lakes
4.4 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Butman Pit–Steel Derrick Quarry, 5 lakes is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Pool Hill Town Forest near Rockport, MA. The route passes Butman Pit and Steel Derrick Quarry before reaching Johnson Pit Quarry at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi75 – 190 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rocky Rd 42.64266, -70.63522
Nearest town Rockport, MA
Directions
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Butman Pit–Steel Derrick Quarry, 5 lakes
4.4 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 76–189 ft
Out & Back · Pool Hill Town Forest
Trailhead: Rocky Rd · 42.64266, -70.63522
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
- Start on Rocky Rd, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Dinosaur, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Squam Path, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Bad Dog, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Butman Pit.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftPass Steel Derrick Quarry.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass Johnson Pit Quarry.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftReach Butman Pit, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Squam Path, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Dinosaur, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
88% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM
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- Prosperity Follows Service–Art's Trail Loop, 5 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Johnson Pit Quarry & Dinosaur 3.7 mi · ▲ 147 ft
- Steel Derrick Quarry–Johnson Pit Quarry, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 194 ft
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