Klondike Quarry / Old Pit Quarry–Vernon's Pit Quarry, 4 lakes
1.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 40 min
Klondike Quarry / Old Pit Quarry–Vernon's Pit Quarry, 4 lakes is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Plum Cove Recreation Area near Bay View, MA. The route passes Vernon's Pit Quarry, Nelson's Pit Quarry and Klondike Quarry / Old Pit Quarry before reaching Cow Pit at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Klondike Quarry / Old Pit Quarry–Vernon's Pit Quarry, 4 lakes
1.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 40 min
Elevation 13–116 ft
Out & Back · Plum Cove Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.66811, -70.66501
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 50° · precip 44% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Transit-accessible: Washington & Colburn Street stop 123 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Vernon's Pit Quarry.
- 50 ftPass Nelson's Pit Quarry.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Cow Pit.
- 50 ftReach Klondike Quarry / Old Pit Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:01 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Washington & Colburn Street stop 123 m from the trailhead
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- Long Pit–Vernon's Pit Quarry, 5 lakes 1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Blood Ledge Quarry–Long Pit, 8 lakes 1.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft
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