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Gloucester Water Supply Land

Haskell Pond–4x4 trail, 6 sights

5 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Haskell Pond–4x4 trail, 6 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Gloucester Water Supply Land near South Essex, MA. The route reaches Haskell Pond. It climbs 353 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 203 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: LNG Pipeline 42.61774, -70.76866
Nearest town South Essex, MA
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Haskell Pond–4x4 trail, 6 sights

5 mi · ▲ 353 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 17–205 ft

Out & Back · Gloucester Water Supply Land

Trailhead: LNG Pipeline · 42.61774, -70.76866

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

  1. Start on LNG Pipeline, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Caveman, heading E.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto Fishbone, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Fishbone Connector, heading E.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto 4x4 trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto 4x4 Ledge Trails, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 4x4 trail (abandoned), heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miPass Haskell Pond.
  17. 100 ftSharp right onto Resdawg, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miSharp right onto The Gloucester Spot, heading N.
  19. 1.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Underpants Gnomes 1, heading NW.
  21. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left onto LNG Pipeline, heading S.
  26. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/haskell-pond-4x4-trail-out-back-6-sights-8-km

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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