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Foothills Presereve

Access Road Connector–Beats Climbing, 8 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 612 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Access Road Connector–Beats Climbing, 8 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Foothills Presereve near Manomet, MA. It climbs 612 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 361 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Maintenance Road 41.91321, -70.57128
Nearest town Manomet, MA
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Access Road Connector–Beats Climbing, 8 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 612 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 14–362 ft

Out & Back · Foothills Presereve

Trailhead: Maintenance Road · 41.91321, -70.57128

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Maintenance Road, heading N.
  2. 300 ftTurn left onto Restoration Way, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading W.
  4. 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto The In Between, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Into The Unknown, heading N.
  9. 450 ftBear right onto Function Of Mind, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Into The Unknown, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Super D, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Ridge Run To Powerlines, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto The In Between, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right onto Couch Potato, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beats Climbing, heading W.
  16. 500 ftSharp right onto Knobby, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge Run, heading W.
  18. 200 ftTurn left onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines Alternate, heading W.
  20. 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
  21. 200 ftBear right onto Social Hard, heading E.
  22. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Ultimate Vibrations, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right onto Dawn's Light, heading E.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left onto Access Road Connector, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 350 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading S.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 0.2 miSharp right onto Restoration Way, heading E.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right onto Maintenance Road, heading N.
  32. 200 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/access-road-connector-beats-climbing-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

68% dirt6% gravel26% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 82°65°
Thu 86°72°
Fri 91°72° 16%
Sat 89°71° 23%
Sun 84°69° 15%
Mon 91°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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