West Barnstable Conservation Area
Airport Trail–Dube Rock Trail, 4 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Airport Trail–Dube Rock Trail, 4 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in West Barnstable Conservation Area near Pondsville, MA. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Airport Trail–Dube Rock Trail, 4 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 93–177 ft
Out & Back · West Barnstable Conservation Area
Trailhead: 41.68546, -70.40737
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 50° · precip 65% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Danforth Trails, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Airport Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left onto Dube Rock Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left onto Access Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto ToT South, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Otis Atwood Loop, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Airport Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp left onto ToT South, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Access Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Dube Rock Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftBear right onto Airport Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Danforth Trails, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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 1.9 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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