Spring Pit–Johnson Pit Quarry, 3 lakes
3.3 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Spring Pit–Johnson Pit Quarry, 3 lakes is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Norton Memorial Forest near Pigeon Cove, MA. The route passes Johnson Pit Quarry before reaching Spring Pit at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spring Pit–Johnson Pit Quarry, 3 lakes
3.3 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 81–197 ft
Out & Back · Norton Memorial Forest
Trailhead: 42.66461, -70.64002
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 49° · precip 44% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Johnson Pit Quarry.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto ManBearPig, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Spring Pit, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn 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.
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