Klondike Quarry / Old Pit Quarry–Long Pit, 6 lakes
1.9 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 41 min
Klondike Quarry / Old Pit Quarry–Long Pit, 6 lakes is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Plum Cove Recreation Area near Rowley Shore, MA. The route passes Plum Cove Beach, Vernon's Pit Quarry, Long Pit and 2 more before reaching Cow Pit at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 88 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Klondike Quarry / Old Pit Quarry–Long Pit, 6 lakes
1.9 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 41 min
Elevation 22–116 ft
Out & Back · Plum Cove Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.67333, -70.66167
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Lanesville Post Office stop 530 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Plum Cove Beach.
- 0.3 miPass Vernon's Pit Quarry.
- 50 ftPass Long Pit.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Nelson's Pit Quarry.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:41 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:01 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:33 PM.
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- Transit-accessible: Lanesville Post Office stop 530 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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