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.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 13 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jobs Neck Road 41.35245, -70.58469
Nearest town Jerneganville, MA

Directions

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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on Jobs Neck Road, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Job's Neck Pond.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftPass Crackatuxet Cove.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 150 ftReach Job's Neck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 1.5 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

66% sand34% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F64°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity89%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Wed 77°71°
Thu 84°72°
Fri 87°72°
Sat 87°72°
Sun 88°72°
Mon 92°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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