Steel Derrick Quarry–Big Parker Pit, 5 lakes
6.7 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Steel Derrick Quarry–Big Parker Pit, 5 lakes is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Briar Swamp near Bass Rocks, MA. The route passes Johnson Pit Quarry, Steel Derrick Quarry and Big Parker Pit before reaching Little Parker Pit at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 269 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Steel Derrick Quarry–Big Parker Pit, 5 lakes
6.7 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 71–195 ft
Out & Back · Briar Swamp
Trailhead: 42.63299, -70.64291
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Old Rockport Road, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Rocky Rd, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Dinosaur, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Squam Path, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Johnson Pit Quarry.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftPass Steel Derrick Quarry.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Big Parker Pit.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Little Parker Pit.
- 300 ftReach Steel Derrick Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dinosaur, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Old Rockport Road, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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