Keep Out Of Debt–Whale's Jaw, 9 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Keep Out Of Debt–Whale's Jaw, 9 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Dogtown Conservation Land near Pigeon Cove, MA. The route passes Bay State Quarry, Whale's Jaw, 20 and 3 more before reaching Keep Out Of Debt at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 148 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Keep Out Of Debt–Whale's Jaw, 9 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 95–189 ft
Out & Back · Dogtown Conservation Land
Trailhead: 42.67711, -70.63638
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 50° · precip 44% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Old Rail Track, heading NW.
- 450 ftPass Bay State Quarry.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Anne's Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Common Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Whale's Jaw.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Wharf Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass 20.
- 50 ftPass D.T. SQ.
- 50 ftPass D.T SQ.
- 50 ftPass Moraine.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Moraine Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach Keep Out Of Debt, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Wharf Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Common Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Anne's Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Old Rail Track, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:02 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Loop Pond–Bay State Quarry, 3 lakes 5.3 mi · ▲ 174 ft
- Flat Ledge Quarry–Steel Derrick Quarry, 5 lakes 4.1 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Pigeon Hill–Steel Derrick Quarry, 5 lakes 3.8 mi · ▲ 257 ft
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