Keep Out Of Debt–Whale's Jaw, 7 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Keep Out Of Debt–Whale's Jaw, 7 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Norton Memorial Forest near Bay View, MA. The route passes Whale's Jaw, 20, D.T. SQ and 2 more before reaching Keep Out Of Debt at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Keep Out Of Debt–Whale's Jaw, 7 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 112–188 ft
Out & Back · Norton Memorial Forest
Trailhead: 42.65918, -70.65833
Weather Sep 21: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 44% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto To The Whale, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Common Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Whale's Jaw.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Wharf Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass 20.
- 50 ftPass D.T. SQ.
- 50 ftPass D.T SQ.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Moraine Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Moraine.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Keep Out Of Debt, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Wharf Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Common Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto To The Whale, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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