Cape Pond–Upper Pit / Carlson's Reservoir, 8 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Cape Pond–Upper Pit / Carlson's Reservoir, 8 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Briar Swamp near Eden Square, MA. The route passes Cape Pond, Cape Pond and Butman Pit before reaching Upper Pit / Carlson's Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cape Pond–Upper Pit / Carlson's Reservoir, 8 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 66–190 ft
Out & Back · Briar Swamp
Trailhead: 42.64980, -70.60456
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 62°F / low 50° · precip 45% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Transit-accessible: South Street & Jerdens Lane stop 593 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Old Joppa Road, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Rum Runner, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Cape Pond.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Cape Pond.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rocky Rd, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Tarr Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Dinosaur, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Squam Path, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Bad Dog, heading N.
- 0.6 miPass Butman Pit.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftPass Upper Pit / Carlson's Reservoir.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Squam Hill Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Cape Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bad Dog, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Squam Path, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Dinosaur, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Tarr Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Rocky Rd, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Rum Runner, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Joppa Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: South Street & Jerdens Lane stop 593 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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