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Flat Ledge Quarry–Steel Derrick Quarry, 8 lakes is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Briar Swamp near Five Pound Island, MA. The route passes Butman Pit, Steel Derrick Quarry, Big Parker Pit and Flat Ledge Quarry before reaching Little Parker Pit at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 289 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi69 – 190 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63109, -70.64522
Nearest town Five Pound Island, MA

Directions

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Flat Ledge Quarry–Steel Derrick Quarry, 8 lakes

7.8 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 71–190 ft

Out & Back · Briar Swamp

Trailhead: 42.63109, -70.64522

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Rockport Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 400 ftTurn right onto Tarr Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto Dinosaur, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Squam Path, heading N.
  14. 250 ftTurn left onto Bad Dog, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miPass Butman Pit.
  16. 0.1 miPass Steel Derrick Quarry.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miPass Big Parker Pit.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miPass Flat Ledge Quarry.
  21. 50 ftPass Little Parker Pit.
  22. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miReach Flat Ledge Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.8 miTurn right onto Squam Path, heading SW.
  28. 250 ftTurn left onto Dinosaur, heading W.
  29. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  30. 0.2 miSharp left onto Tarr Trail, heading S.
  31. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  34. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  37. 150 ftTurn right onto Old Rockport Road, heading SW.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  39. 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

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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