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West Barnstable Conservation Area

Deer Run–Otis Atwood Loop, 6 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Deer Run–Otis Atwood Loop, 6 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in West Barnstable Conservation Area near Pondsville, MA. It climbs 376 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi82 – 217 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Town Line 41.71050, -70.41261
Nearest town Pondsville, MA
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Deer Run–Otis Atwood Loop, 6 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 80–218 ft

Out & Back · West Barnstable Conservation Area

Trailhead: Town Line · 41.71050, -70.41261

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start on Town Line, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Highway Trail (Closed), heading E.
  3. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Deer Run, heading S.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shooting Range Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 250 ftBear left onto Lover's Lane, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Abandoned Trail, heading E.
  11. 400 ftBear left onto Scott Rock Ya Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto ToT North, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Old TOT North Climb, heading SE.
  15. 300 ftTurn left onto ToT North, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftSharp left onto Crooked Cartway, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto ToT North, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Power Line, heading E.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 200 ftBear left onto ToT North, heading SE.
  24. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  27. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  28. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  29. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  30. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Otis Atwood Loop, heading E.
  32. 0.5 miReach Shooting Range Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  36. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  37. 450 ftBear right onto ToT North, heading NW.
  38. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  39. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  41. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  42. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  43. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  44. 50 ftContinue straight onto Power Line, heading W.
  45. 0.5 miTurn right onto ToT North, heading NE.
  46. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Crooked Cartway, heading NE.
  47. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  48. 50 ftSharp left onto ToT North, heading NE.
  49. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old TOT North Climb, heading N.
  50. 300 ftTurn left onto ToT North, heading W.
  51. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  52. 100 ftContinue straight onto Scott Rock Ya Trail, heading W.
  53. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  54. 0.2 miBear right onto Abandoned Trail, heading W.
  55. 400 ftTurn left onto Lover's Lane, heading NW.
  56. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  57. 250 ftTurn left onto Shooting Range Trail, heading N.
  58. 200 ftBear left onto Deer Run, heading NW.
  59. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  60. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  61. 0.1 miSharp left onto Highway Trail (Closed), heading W.
  62. 250 ftSharp right onto Town Line, heading NW.
  63. 50 ftArrive 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/deer-run-otis-atwood-loop-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:29 PM.

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