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West Barnstable Conservation Area

Crooked Cartway–Otis Atwood Loop, 4 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Crooked Cartway–Otis Atwood Loop, 4 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in West Barnstable Conservation Area near Pondsville, MA. It climbs 300 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 197 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67913, -70.39174
Nearest town Pondsville, MA
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Crooked Cartway–Otis Atwood Loop, 4 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 65–198 ft

Out & Back · West Barnstable Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.67913, -70.39174

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Otis Atwood Loop, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftBear right onto ToT North, heading E.
  8. 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Power Line, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto ToT North, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Power Line, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miBear left onto Crooked Cartway, heading W.
  18. 300 ftBear left onto Crocker Road, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
  20. 350 ftContinue straight onto ToT South, heading W.
  21. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  22. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  23. 450 ftSharp left onto Otis Atwood Loop, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/crooked-cartway-otis-atwood-loop-out-back-4-sights-9-km

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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