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Gloucester Water Supply Land

4x4 trail & Tombstone via LNG Pipeline

3.3 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 14 min

4x4 trail & Tombstone via LNG Pipeline is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Gloucester Water Supply Land near West Gloucester, MA. It climbs 276 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 180 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Lane 42.62137, -70.73737
Nearest town West Gloucester, MA
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4x4 trail & Tombstone via LNG Pipeline

3.3 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 52–181 ft

Out & Back · Gloucester Water Supply Land

Trailhead: Forest Lane · 42.62137, -70.73737

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

Transit-accessible: Essex Avenue & Forest Lane stop 295 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Forest Lane, heading S.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 500 ftTurn right onto LNG Pipeline, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 150 ftBear right onto 4x4 trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 4x4 Ledge Trails, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto 4x4 trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fishbone Connector, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftTurn right onto Fishbone, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miBear right onto Caveman, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Underpants Gnomes 1, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tombstone, heading S.
  22. 50 ftReach 4x4 trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Underpants Gnomes 1, heading E.
  28. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  29. 450 ftContinue straight onto Caveman, heading NW.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 100 ftBear left onto Fishbone, heading NW.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left onto Fishbone Connector, heading W.
  33. 350 ftContinue straight onto 4x4 trail, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  38. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right onto 4x4 Ledge Trails, heading SE.
  40. 0.1 miContinue straight onto 4x4 trail, heading NE.
  41. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  42. 150 ftTurn left onto LNG Pipeline, heading SE.
  43. 50 ftTurn left onto Forest Lane, heading SE.
  44. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  45. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/haskell-pond-out-back-5-km-de29

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 16 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Essex Avenue & Forest Lane stop 295 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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