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Briar Swamp

Be On Time/Study–Prosperity Follows Service, 9 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Be On Time/Study–Prosperity Follows Service, 9 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Briar Swamp near Rockport, MA. The route passes Cape Pond, Cape Pond, Prosperity Follows Service and 3 more before reaching 21 at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 258 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 174 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.64715, -70.61259
Nearest town Rockport, MA
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Be On Time/Study–Prosperity Follows Service, 9 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 72–173 ft

Out & Back · Briar Swamp

Trailhead: 42.64715, -70.61259

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rum Runner, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miPass Cape Pond.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miPass Cape Pond.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rocky Rd, heading NW.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 450 ftTurn left onto Tarr Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Moraine Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Art's Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Moraine Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftPass Prosperity Follows Service.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftPass If Work Stops Values Decay.
  18. 50 ftPass 22.
  19. 50 ftPass 21.
  20. 150 ftReach Be On Time/Study, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Art's Trail, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Moraine Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tarr Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 450 ftTurn right onto Rocky Rd, heading E.
  27. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.4 miBear right onto Rum Runner, heading E.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pipeline, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ideals-initiative-out-back-10-rocks-4-km

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM

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