Briar Swamp

Johnson Pit Quarry & Dinosaur

3.7 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Johnson Pit Quarry & Dinosaur is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Briar Swamp near Rockport, MA. The route reaches Johnson Pit Quarry. It is mostly level, with 147 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 197 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rocky Rd 42.64448, -70.63542
Nearest town Rockport, MA

Directions

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Johnson Pit Quarry & Dinosaur

3.7 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 76–197 ft

Out & Back · Briar Swamp

Trailhead: Rocky Rd · 42.64448, -70.63542

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto Dinosaur, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Squam Path, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miPass Johnson Pit Quarry.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miReach Johnson Pit Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dinosaur, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM

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