Norton Memorial Forest

Whale's Jaw–Spring Pit, 5 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Whale's Jaw–Spring Pit, 5 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Norton Memorial Forest near Bay View, MA. The route passes Spring Pit and Whale's Jaw. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi82 – 187 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: ManBearPig 42.66060, -70.66083
Nearest town Bay View, MA

Directions

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Whale's Jaw–Spring Pit, 5 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 81–188 ft

Out & Back · Norton Memorial Forest

Trailhead: ManBearPig · 42.66060, -70.66083

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

Transit-accessible: Bay View Fire Station stop 759 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on ManBearPig, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Spring Pit.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 200 ftBear right onto To The Whale, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftPass Whale's Jaw.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Common Road, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Luce Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftReach Whale's Jaw, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miBear left onto Dinosaur, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left onto Squam Path, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right onto ManBearPig, heading W.
  22. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:38 AMSunset 8:01 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bay View Fire Station stop 759 m from the trailhead

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