Job's Neck Pond & Crackatuxet Cove via Jobs Neck Road
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Job's Neck Pond & Crackatuxet Cove via Jobs Neck Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Jerneganville, MA. The route passes Job's Neck Pond before reaching Crackatuxet Cove at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly sand. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Job's Neck Pond & Crackatuxet Cove via Jobs Neck Road
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 0–13 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Jobs Neck Road · 41.35245, -70.58469
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 65°F / low 53° · precip 61% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start on Jobs Neck Road, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Job's Neck Pond.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Crackatuxet Cove.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Job's Neck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 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 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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