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Pool Hill Town Forest

Pigeon Hill–Pool Hill, 9 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 237 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Pigeon Hill–Pool Hill, 9 lakes is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Pool Hill Town Forest near Rockport, MA. The route passes Pool Hill, Butman Pit, Steel Derrick Quarry and 2 more before reaching Pigeon Hill at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 237 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 203 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.65478, -70.62893
Nearest town Rockport, MA
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Pigeon Hill–Pool Hill, 9 lakes

4.7 mi · ▲ 237 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 66–203 ft

Out & Back · Pool Hill Town Forest

Trailhead: 42.65478, -70.62893

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

Transit-accessible: Rockport stop 235 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Town Forest Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftPass Pool Hill.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right onto Dinosaur, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Squam Path, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Bad Dog, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miPass Butman Pit.
  9. 0.1 miPass Steel Derrick Quarry.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miPass Big Parker Pit.
  12. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miPass Little Parker Pit.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miReach Pigeon Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.8 miTurn right onto Squam Path, heading W.
  24. 250 ftTurn left onto Dinosaur, heading SW.
  25. 0.4 miSharp left onto Town Forest Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pool-hill-steel-derrick-quarry-out-back-7-lakes-7-km

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Rockport stop 235 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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