Steel Derrick Quarry–Johnson Pit Quarry, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Steel Derrick Quarry–Johnson Pit Quarry, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Briar Swamp near Rockport, MA. The route passes Johnson Pit Quarry before reaching Steel Derrick Quarry at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Steel Derrick Quarry–Johnson Pit Quarry, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 87–195 ft
Out & Back · Briar Swamp
Trailhead: Rocky Rd · 42.64266, -70.63522
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 46% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start on Rocky Rd, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Tarr Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Dinosaur, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Squam Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Johnson Pit Quarry.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftPass Steel Derrick Quarry.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Steel Derrick Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dinosaur, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Tarr Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Rocky Rd, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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