Briar Swamp

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Old Rockport Road, heading NE.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rocky Rd, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 450 ftTurn right onto Dinosaur, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left onto Squam Path, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 500 ftTurn right onto Anne's Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miReach Faulk & Mason Pits, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Squam Path, heading SW.
  24. 350 ftTurn right onto Dinosaur, heading SW.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  31. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 200 ftTurn right onto Old Rockport Road, heading SW.
  35. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM

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