High Rock–Whale's Jaw, 10 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 2 hr 50 min
High Rock–Whale's Jaw, 10 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Briar Swamp near Bay View, MA. The route passes Spring Pit, Whale's Jaw, Cape Pond and High Rock before reaching Superman Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 389 ft. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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High Rock–Whale's Jaw, 10 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 2 hr 50 min
Elevation 65–189 ft
Out & Back · Briar Swamp
Trailhead: ManBearPig · 42.66060, -70.66083
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Bay View Fire Station stop 759 m from the trailhead
- Start on ManBearPig, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Spring Pit.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right onto To The Whale, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Whale's Jaw.
- 50 ftBear right onto Common Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Luce Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Tarr Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Rocky Rd, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Cape Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Rum Runner, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Joppa Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Superman Extended, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old Joppa Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Superman, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Superman Viewpoint.
- 100 ftReach High Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Old Joppa Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Superman Extended, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Joppa Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rum Runner, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rocky Rd, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Tarr Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Luce Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Common Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto To The Whale, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto ManBearPig, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Bay View Fire Station stop 759 m from the trailhead
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