Spring Pit–Faulk & Mason Pits, 3 lakes
3.3 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Spring Pit–Faulk & Mason Pits, 3 lakes is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Norton Memorial Forest near Pigeon Cove, MA. The route passes Faulk & Mason Pits before reaching Spring Pit at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spring Pit–Faulk & Mason Pits, 3 lakes
3.3 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 81–175 ft
Out & Back · Norton Memorial Forest
Trailhead: 42.67061, -70.64593
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 49° · precip 44% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Faulk & Mason Pits.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Trampoline Backdoor, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto ManBearPig, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Spring Pit, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Trampoline Backdoor, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 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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