Pool Hill–Cape Pond, 4 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Pool Hill–Cape Pond, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Pool Hill Town Forest near Rockport, MA. The route passes Cape Pond and Cape Pond before reaching Pool Hill at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pool Hill–Cape Pond, 4 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 76–183 ft
Out & Back · Pool Hill Town Forest
Trailhead: Pipeline · 42.64495, -70.61539
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Rockport Park & Ride Public Parking stop 789 m from the trailhead
- Start on Rum Runner, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Cape Pond.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Cape Pond.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Rocky Rd, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Town Forest Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Pool Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Rum Runner, heading E.
- 0.3 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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- Transit-accessible: Rockport Park & Ride Public Parking stop 789 m from the trailhead
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