Goose Cove Reservoir Watershed

Faulk & Mason Pits & Mongrel

4.3 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Faulk & Mason Pits & Mongrel is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Goose Cove Reservoir Watershed near Riverdale Station, MA. The route reaches Faulk & Mason Pits at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 177 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.65139, -70.66044
Nearest town Riverdale Station, MA

Directions

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Faulk & Mason Pits & Mongrel

4.3 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 73–176 ft

Out & Back · Goose Cove Reservoir Watershed

Trailhead: 42.65139, -70.66044

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 400 ftContinue straight onto Mongrel, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left onto To The Whale, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Trampoline Backdoor, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miReach Faulk & Mason Pits, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 0.6 miSharp left onto To The Whale, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mongrel, heading SW.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

67% dirt33% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM

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