Pool Hill–Loop Pond, 4 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 178 ft · 53 min
Pool Hill–Loop Pond, 4 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Pool Hill Town Forest near Rockport, MA. The route passes Pool Hill and Loop Pond. It is mostly level, with 178 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi66 – 184 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.65697, -70.62761
Nearest town Rockport, MA
Directions
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Pool Hill–Loop Pond, 4 sights
2.4 mi · ▲ 178 ft · 53 min
Elevation 64–183 ft
Out & Back · Pool Hill Town Forest
Trailhead: 42.65697, -70.62761
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Rockport stop 140 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Town Forest Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Pool Hill.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Loop Pond.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Pool Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Dinosaur, heading W.
- 400 ftBear right onto Town Forest Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 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.
Trail surface
59% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Rockport stop 140 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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