Pigeon Hill–Cape Pond, 11 sights
9 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Pigeon Hill–Cape Pond, 11 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Briar Swamp near Lands End, MA. The route passes Cape Pond, Cape Pond, Butman Pit and 3 more before reaching Pigeon Hill at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 288 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pigeon Hill–Cape Pond, 11 sights
9 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 66–203 ft
Out & Back · Briar Swamp
Trailhead: 42.65038, -70.60597
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Transit-accessible: South Street & Jerdens Lane stop 495 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Joppa Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rum Runner, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Cape Pond.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Cape Pond.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rocky Rd, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Tarr Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Dinosaur, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Squam Path, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Bad Dog, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Butman Pit.
- 0.1 miPass Steel Derrick Quarry.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Big Parker Pit.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftPass Little Parker Pit.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Pigeon Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Squam Path, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Dinosaur, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Tarr Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Rocky Rd, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Rum Runner, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Joppa Road, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 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 4.5 mi in (~114 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: South Street & Jerdens Lane stop 495 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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