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 Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 46% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 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

DrizzleTemperature 61°F49°
Precip46%Wind9 mphUV2Humidity86%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45° 7 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 2% rain12 PM: 25% rain1 PM: 29% rain2 PM: 30% rain3 PM: 39% rain4 PM: 46% rain5 PM: 28% rain6 PM: 32% rain7 PM: 28% rain8 PM: 33% rain9 PM: 30% rain10 PM: 31% rain11 PM: 34% rain
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Mon 63°57° 50%
Tue 57°53°
Wed 58°54°
Thu 59°55° 21%
Fri 61°56° 47%
Sat 59°54° 47%

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