Crackatuxet Cove via Jobes Neck Cove Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Crackatuxet Cove via Jobes Neck Cove Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Jerneganville, MA. The route reaches Crackatuxet Cove at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Crackatuxet Cove via Jobes Neck Cove Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 1–13 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Jobes Neck Cove Road · 41.35359, -70.57340
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 65°F / low 56° · precip 61% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start on Jobes Neck Cove Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftReach Crackatuxet Cove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 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 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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