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West Barnstable Conservation Area

Big Ring & Lookout Lane

3.9 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Big Ring & Lookout Lane is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in West Barnstable Conservation Area near Pondsville, MA. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 217 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70839, -70.40968
Nearest town Pondsville, MA
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Big Ring & Lookout Lane

3.9 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 77–218 ft

Out & Back · West Barnstable Conservation Area

Trailhead: 41.70839, -70.40968

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:39 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftTurn left onto Deer Run, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Highway Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Town Line, heading W.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto Lookout Lane, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Chase Me, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Lookout Lane, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto No Brakes, heading S.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Ass Back, heading S.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto No Brakes, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Abandoned, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Walker Point Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto Old Mill Road, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miBear right onto Tractor Tire Trail, heading S.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Ring, heading SW.
  21. 0.9 miTurn left onto Adaptation, heading S.
  22. 100 ftTurn right onto Farmersville Road, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftReach Lookout Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left onto Adaptation, heading SW.
  26. 100 ftTurn right onto Big Ring, heading SE.
  27. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tractor Tire Trail, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Old Mill Road, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 150 ftTurn left onto Walker Point Trail, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Abandoned, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto No Brakes, heading NE.
  34. 250 ftContinue straight onto Ass Back, heading N.
  35. 200 ftContinue straight onto No Brakes, heading NE.
  36. 250 ftTurn left onto North Ridge, heading NE.
  37. 200 ftTurn right onto Lookout Lane, heading NE.
  38. 500 ftBear right onto Chase Me, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftBear right onto Lookout Lane, heading NE.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right onto Town Line, heading N.
  41. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  42. 50 ftBear left onto Highway Trail, heading NE.
  43. 50 ftBear right onto Deer Run, heading NE.
  44. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  45. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  46. 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/the-lookout-out-back-4-km-46d8

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:39 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 82°62° 18%
Thu 85°70°
Fri 89°72°
Sat 88°71°
Sun 86°68°
Mon 88°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 2 min before dark.

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