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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Mongrel, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto To The Whale, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Trampoline Backdoor, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Faulk & Mason Pits, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto To The Whale, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mongrel, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM
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