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Tompson Street Reservation

Old Tomposon Road & Old Tompson Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 54 min

Old Tomposon Road & Old Tompson Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Tompson Street Reservation near West Gloucester, MA. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 157 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Tomposon Road 42.64064, -70.72977
Nearest town West Gloucester, MA
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Old Tomposon Road & Old Tompson Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 54 min

Elevation 14–157 ft

Out & Back · Tompson Street Reservation

Trailhead: Old Tomposon Road · 42.64064, -70.72977

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

  1. Start on Old Tomposon Road, heading S.
  2. 1 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Tompson Road, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miReach Old Tomposon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-tompson-road-out-back-06c3

Trail surface

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 12 min before dark.

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