Cavalry Boulder via Old Tompson Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 209 ft · 56 min
Cavalry Boulder via Old Tompson Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Tompson Street Reservation near West Gloucester, MA. The route reaches Cavalry Boulder at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 209 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cavalry Boulder via Old Tompson Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 209 ft · 56 min
Elevation 65–146 ft
Out & Back · Tompson Street Reservation
Trailhead: Old Tompson Road · 42.63390, -70.72204
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
- Start on Old Tompson Road, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Cavalry Boulder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:41 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:01 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:33 PM.
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