Old Tompson Road
2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 43 min
Old Tompson Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Tompson Street Reservation near West Gloucester, MA. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi82 – 157 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63168, -70.72563
Nearest town West Gloucester, MA
Directions
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Old Tompson Road
2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 43 min
Elevation 80–157 ft
Out & Back · Tompson Street Reservation
Trailhead: 42.63168, -70.72563
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Tompson Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Old Tompson Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
50% dirt50% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 14 min before dark.
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