Plum Cove Recreation Area

Blood Ledge Quarry–Long Pit, 8 lakes

1.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 41 min

Blood Ledge Quarry–Long Pit, 8 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, Blood Ledge Quarry and 4 more before reaching Devil's Rock Pit at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 112 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 128 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.66811, -70.66501
Nearest town Bay View, MA

Directions

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Blood Ledge Quarry–Long Pit, 8 lakes

1.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft · 41 min

Elevation 13–127 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miPass Vernon's Pit Quarry.
  3. 50 ftPass Nelson's Pit Quarry.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miPass Blood Ledge Quarry.
  8. 50 ftPass Cheve's Reservoir.
  9. 0.2 miPass Faulk & Mason Pits.
  10. 50 ftPass Cheve's Pit / Hancock Quarry.
  11. 50 ftPass Long Pit.
  12. 50 ftPass Devil's Rock Pit.
  13. 150 ftReach Blood Ledge Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 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.

Trail surface

33% dirt67% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 62°F50°
Precip44%Wind3 mphUV2Humidity91%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 7 AM: 6% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 25% rain1 PM: 29% rain2 PM: 29% rain3 PM: 41% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 28% rain6 PM: 31% rain7 PM: 29% rain8 PM: 31% rain9 PM: 36% rain10 PM: 39% rain11 PM: 39% rain
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:46 PM
Mon 63°57° 67%
Tue 57°53°
Wed 58°55°
Thu 59°55° 21%
Fri 62°56° 47%
Sat 59°55° 47%

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Washington & Colburn Street stop 123 m from the trailhead

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