Pool Hill & Town Forest Trail via Old Rockport Road
4.3 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Pool Hill & Town Forest Trail via Old Rockport Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Briar Swamp near Five Pound Island, MA. The route reaches Pool Hill at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 172 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi69 – 184 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63109, -70.64522
Nearest town Five Pound Island, MA
Directions
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Pool Hill & Town Forest Trail via Old Rockport Road
4.3 mi · ▲ 172 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 71–183 ft
Out & Back · Briar Swamp
Trailhead: 42.63109, -70.64522
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Rockport Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Rocky Rd, heading N.
- 0.1 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 S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Old Rockport Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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
77% dirt23% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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