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Gloucester Water Supply Land

Passing Gas & Tombstone via LNG Pipeline

3.7 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Passing Gas & Tombstone via LNG Pipeline is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Gloucester Water Supply Land near West Gloucester, MA. It climbs 351 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi69 – 180 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61962, -70.72959
Nearest town West Gloucester, MA
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Passing Gas & Tombstone via LNG Pipeline

3.7 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 68–181 ft

Out & Back · Gloucester Water Supply Land

Trailhead: 42.61962, -70.72959

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 46% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

Transit-accessible: Essex Ave & Lawrence Mountain Rd stop 384 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Passing Gas, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto LNG Pipeline, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 150 ftBear right onto 4x4 trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 4x4 Ledge Trails, heading S.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto LNG Pipeline, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 4x4 Ledge Trails, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto LNG Pipeline, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Underpants Gnomes 1, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tombstone, heading S.
  18. 50 ftReach Passing Gas, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Underpants Gnomes 1, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto LNG Pipeline, heading SW.
  27. 0.3 miBear right onto 4x4 Ledge Trails, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto LNG Pipeline, heading NW.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right onto 4x4 Ledge Trails, heading NE.
  31. 450 ftContinue straight onto 4x4 trail, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  33. 150 ftTurn left onto LNG Pipeline, heading NE.
  34. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Passing Gas, heading E.
  35. 100 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/lng-pipeline-out-back-5-km-112e

Trail surface

19% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 61°F49°
Precip46%Wind4 mphUV2Humidity91%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.8″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 25% rain1 PM: 31% rain2 PM: 32% rain3 PM: 42% rain4 PM: 46% rain5 PM: 31% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 29% rain8 PM: 33% rain9 PM: 31% rain10 PM: 31% rain11 PM: 36% rain
Sunrise 6:29 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 64°56° 53%
Tue 57°52°
Wed 58°54°
Thu 59°55° 21%
Fri 61°56° 45%
Sat 59°54° 45%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:46 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Essex Ave & Lawrence Mountain Rd stop 384 m from the trailhead

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