West Barnstable Conservation Area

Dube Rock–Access Road, 6 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Dube Rock–Access Road, 6 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in West Barnstable Conservation Area near Pondsville, MA. The route reaches Dube Rock at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 352 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 200 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67913, -70.39174
Nearest town Pondsville, MA

Directions

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Dube Rock–Access Road, 6 sights

5.8 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 65–200 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 ftSharp left onto ToT South, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Access Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Broken Arrow, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miPass Dube Rock.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto 18 Holes, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Broken Arrow, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Humpty Dumpty, heading NE.
  19. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 150 ftTurn right onto Power Line, heading W.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right onto ToT North, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Power Line, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 200 ftBear left onto ToT North, heading E.
  29. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  31. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  32. 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
  33. 450 ftSharp left onto Otis Atwood Loop, heading SE.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  35. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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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 (~25 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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