Pigeon Hill–Work, 36 rocks
7.6 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Pigeon Hill–Work, 36 rocks is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Babson Watershed near Dogtown Commons, MA. The route passes Save, Be Clean, Get A Job and 28 more before reaching Pigeon Hill at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 341 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pigeon Hill–Work, 36 rocks
7.6 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 53–203 ft
Out & Back · Babson Watershed
Trailhead: Old Rockport Road · 42.62755, -70.65651
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:38 AM · sunset 8:01 PM
Transit-accessible: Blackburn Industrial Park stop 128 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Rockport Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftPass Save.
- 50 ftPass Be Clean.
- 50 ftPass Get A Job.
- 50 ftPass Help Mother.
- 50 ftPass Babson Reservoir.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Babson Boulder Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass Truth.
- 50 ftPass Work.
- 0.1 miPass To Rockport.
- 50 ftPass Courage.
- 0.2 miPass Kindness.
- 0.1 miPass Spirtual Power (Uncle Andrew's Rock).
- 50 ftPass Initiative.
- 50 ftPass Intelligence.
- 50 ftPass Industry.
- 50 ftPass ideas.
- 50 ftPass ideals.
- 50 ftPass Integrity.
- 50 ftPass Use Your Head.
- 0.1 miPass Be On Time/Study.
- 50 ftPass If Work Stops Values Decay.
- 50 ftPass 22.
- 50 ftPass 21.
- 50 ftBear left onto Moraine Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftPass Moraine.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass 20.
- 50 ftPass D.T. SQ.
- 50 ftPass D.T SQ.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wharf Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Common Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Whale's Jaw.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Johnson Pit Quarry.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftPass Steel Derrick Quarry.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Big Parker Pit.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftPass Little Parker Pit.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Pigeon Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Wharf Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Moraine Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Babson Boulder Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Rockport Road, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 8:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Blackburn Industrial Park stop 128 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Work–Save, 12 rocks 1.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Railcut Hill–Work, 13 rocks 1.3 mi · ▲ 87 ft
- Save–Help Mother, 7 rocks 1.9 mi · ▲ 124 ft
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