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Briar Swamp

Loop Pond–Steel Derrick Quarry, 8 lakes

4.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Loop Pond–Steel Derrick Quarry, 8 lakes is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Briar Swamp near Pigeon Cove, MA. The route passes Little Parker Pit, Big Parker Pit, Flat Ledge Quarry and 3 more before reaching Loop Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 190 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Parker Parkway 42.67015, -70.62820
Nearest town Pigeon Cove, MA
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Loop Pond–Steel Derrick Quarry, 8 lakes

4.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 64–189 ft

Out & Back · Briar Swamp

Trailhead: Little Parker Parkway · 42.67015, -70.62820

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

Transit-accessible: Pigeon Cove Post Office stop 689 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Little Parker Parkway, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Little Parker Pit.
  3. 50 ftPass Big Parker Pit.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 250 ftPass Flat Ledge Quarry.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftPass Steel Derrick Quarry.
  8. 0.1 miPass Butman Pit.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miPass Butman Pit.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bad Dog, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right onto Squam Path, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftTurn left onto Dinosaur, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftReach Loop Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  22. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  24. 0.7 miTurn right onto Squam Path, heading N.
  25. 250 ftTurn left onto Bad Dog, heading N.
  26. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left onto Little Parker Parkway, heading E.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/steel-derrick-quarry-flat-ledge-quarry-out-back-9-lakes-7-km-eed6

Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pigeon Cove Post Office stop 689 m from the trailhead

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