West Barnstable Conservation Area
Crooked Cartway–Otis Atwood Loop, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 59 min
Crooked Cartway–Otis Atwood Loop, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in West Barnstable Conservation Area near West Barnstable, MA. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Crooked Cartway–Otis Atwood Loop, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 59 min
Elevation 80–166 ft
Out & Back · West Barnstable Conservation Area
Trailhead: Crooked Cartway · 41.69934, -70.39155
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 49° · precip 65% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
- Start on Crooked Cartway, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Power Line, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left onto ToT North, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Otis Atwood Loop, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Crooked Cartway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right onto ToT North, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Power Line, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Crooked Cartway, heading NE.
- 250 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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