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Flat Ledge Quarry–Steel Derrick Quarry, 6 lakes is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Briar Swamp near Rockport, MA. The route passes Johnson Pit Quarry, Steel Derrick Quarry, Big Parker Pit and Flat Ledge Quarry before reaching Little Parker Pit at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 296 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 194 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rocky Rd 42.64266, -70.63522
Nearest town Rockport, MA

Directions

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Flat Ledge Quarry–Steel Derrick Quarry, 6 lakes

5.5 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 76–195 ft

Out & Back · Briar Swamp

Trailhead: Rocky Rd · 42.64266, -70.63522

Weather Sep 21: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 46% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start on Rocky Rd, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto Dinosaur, heading W.
  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. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftPass Steel Derrick Quarry.
  12. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miPass Big Parker Pit.
  15. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miPass Flat Ledge Quarry.
  18. 50 ftPass Little Parker Pit.
  19. 300 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miReach Flat Ledge Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dinosaur, heading W.
  30. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  31. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

85% dirt15% 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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