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Briar Swamp

Cape Pond–Babson Reservoir, 3 lakes

4.2 mi · ▲ 121 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Cape Pond–Babson Reservoir, 3 lakes is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Briar Swamp near Dogtown Commons, MA. The route passes Babson Reservoir and Cape Pond. It is mostly level, with 121 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi69 – 154 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Rockport Road 42.62849, -70.65386
Nearest town Dogtown Commons, MA
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Cape Pond–Babson Reservoir, 3 lakes

4.2 mi · ▲ 121 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 71–155 ft

Out & Back · Briar Swamp

Trailhead: Old Rockport Road · 42.62849, -70.65386

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

Transit-accessible: Blackburn Industrial Park stop 158 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Rockport Road, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Babson Reservoir.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rocky Rd, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miPass Cape Pond.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftBear right onto Ted Nugent, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Cat Scratch Fever, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Ted Nugent, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftReach Cape Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Cat Scratch Fever, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Ted Nugent, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rocky Rd, heading NE.
  25. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 200 ftTurn right onto Old Rockport Road, heading E.
  31. 0.7 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/cape-pond-babson-reservoir-out-back-4-lakes-7-km

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Blackburn Industrial Park stop 158 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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