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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Rockport Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Tarr Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Dinosaur, heading NE.
- 400 ftReach Tarr Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Tarr Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Old Rockport Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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 6:28 AMSunset 6:45 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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