Briar Swamp

Dinosaur & Tarr Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Dinosaur & Tarr Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Briar Swamp near Five Pound Island, MA. It is mostly level, with 179 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi69 – 190 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63109, -70.64522
Nearest town Five Pound Island, MA

Directions

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Dinosaur & Tarr Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 71–190 ft

Out & Back · Briar Swamp

Trailhead: 42.63109, -70.64522

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Rockport Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 400 ftTurn right onto Tarr Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto Dinosaur, heading NE.
  13. 400 ftReach Tarr Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left onto Tarr Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  19. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 200 ftTurn right onto Old Rockport Road, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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