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Gloucester Water Supply Land

Tombstone via LNG Pipeline

1.9 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 42 min

Tombstone via LNG Pipeline is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Gloucester Water Supply Land near South Essex, MA. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi69 – 180 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 4x4 Ledge Trails 42.61987, -70.75027
Nearest town South Essex, MA
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Tombstone via LNG Pipeline

1.9 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 42 min

Elevation 70–181 ft

Out & Back · Gloucester Water Supply Land

Trailhead: 4x4 Ledge Trails · 42.61987, -70.75027

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Transit-accessible: Essex Avenue & Woodman Street stop 794 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on 4x4 Ledge Trails, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto LNG Pipeline, heading W.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto LNG Water Crosser, heading W.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto LNG Pipeline, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftTurn left onto Underpants Gnomes 1, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tombstone, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftReach Tombstone, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Underpants Gnomes 1, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto LNG Pipeline, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto LNG Water Crosser, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto LNG Pipeline, heading N.
  23. 150 ftTurn left onto 4x4 Ledge Trails, heading N.
  24. 300 ftArrive 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/tombstone-out-back-3-km-3f3f

Trail surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:29 AMSunset 6:46 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:03 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Essex Avenue & Woodman Street stop 794 m from the trailhead

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