Faulk & Mason Pits & Dinosaur via Old Rockport Road
6.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Faulk & Mason Pits & Dinosaur via Old Rockport Road is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Briar Swamp near Bass Rocks, MA. The route reaches Faulk & Mason Pits at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi69 – 187 ft6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63299, -70.64291
Nearest town Bass Rocks, MA
Directions
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Faulk & Mason Pits & Dinosaur via Old Rockport Road
6.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 71–187 ft
Out & Back · Briar Swamp
Trailhead: 42.63299, -70.64291
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Old Rockport Road, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Rocky Rd, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Dinosaur, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Squam Path, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Anne's Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Faulk & Mason Pits, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Squam Path, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Dinosaur, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Old Rockport Road, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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 surface
87% dirt13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM
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