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Old Jail Lane Conservation Area

Keyes the Limit Loop via To the Limit

2.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Keyes the Limit Loop via To the Limit is a 2.9-mile loop in Old Jail Lane Conservation Area near West Barnstable, MA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 167 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68790, -70.35221
Nearest town West Barnstable, MA
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Keyes the Limit Loop via To the Limit

2.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 79–167 ft

Loop · Old Jail Lane Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.68790, -70.35221

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto To the Limit, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto First Class, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto King's View, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Westwatch, heading NW.
  15. 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 400 ftTurn right onto Tim Sullivan, heading NW.
  17. 250 ftTurn left onto Westwatch, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Neck Lane, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left onto Freefall, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Spruce Trail, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Freefall, heading N.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 100 ftContinue straight onto Foxtrot, heading W.
  29. 400 ftContinue straight onto Keyes the Limit, heading SW.
  30. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  32. 0.3 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/keyes-the-limit-loop

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:39 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 7 min before dark.

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