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South Beach State Park

Job's Neck Pond–Crackatuxet Cove, 3 lakes

7.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Job's Neck Pond–Crackatuxet Cove, 3 lakes is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in South Beach State Park near Jerneganville, MA. The route passes Job's Neck Pond, Crackatuxet Cove, Crackatuxet Cove and South Beach. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 16 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.35568, -70.59250
Nearest town Jerneganville, MA
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Job's Neck Pond–Crackatuxet Cove, 3 lakes

7.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation -1–16 ft

Out & Back · South Beach State Park

Trailhead: 41.35568, -70.59250

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Jobs Neck Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftPass Job's Neck Pond.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 1.5 miPass Crackatuxet Cove.
  14. 0.3 miPass Crackatuxet Cove.
  15. 0.4 miPass South Beach.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftReach Job's Neck Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 2.5 miBear left, heading W.
  22. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  24. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  26. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/paqua-pond-paqua-pond-out-back-6-lakes-via-jobs-neck-road

Trail surface

43% sand57% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:41 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Wed 77°70°
Thu 84°72°
Fri 86°72°
Sat 86°71°
Sun 89°70°
Mon 86°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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