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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Otis Atwood Loop, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left onto ToT South, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Access Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Broken Arrow, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Dube Rock.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto 18 Holes, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Broken Arrow, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Humpty Dumpty, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Power Line, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto ToT North, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Power Line, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left onto ToT North, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Otis Atwood Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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.
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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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- Dube Rock Trail–Otis Atwood Loop, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 296 ft
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