West Barnstable Conservation Area
Dube Rock Trail–Otis Atwood Loop, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Dube Rock Trail–Otis Atwood Loop, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in West Barnstable Conservation Area near Pondsville, MA. It climbs 296 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dube Rock Trail–Otis Atwood Loop, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 65–177 ft
Out & Back · West Barnstable Conservation Area
Trailhead: 41.67913, -70.39174
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Otis Atwood Loop, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left onto ToT South, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Access Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Dube Rock Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Otis Atwood Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear left onto Access Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto ToT South, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Otis Atwood Loop, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:28 PM.
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More from this trailhead
- Crooked Cartway–Otis Atwood Loop, 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 300 ft
- Dube Rock–Access Road, 6 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 352 ft
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