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Briar Swamp

Cape Pond via Old Rockport Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 57 min

Cape Pond via Old Rockport Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Briar Swamp near Five Pound Island, MA. The route reaches Cape Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi69 – 135 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63109, -70.64522
Nearest town Five Pound Island, MA
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Cape Pond via Old Rockport Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 57 min

Elevation 71–136 ft

Out & Back · Briar Swamp

Trailhead: 42.63109, -70.64522

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Rockport Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rocky Rd, heading N.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miReach Cape Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 200 ftTurn right onto Old Rockport Road, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cape-pond-cape-pond-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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