Access Road Loop–Back Road, 7 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 464 ft · 58 min

Access Road Loop–Back Road, 7 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Beach Park, MA. It climbs 464 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 364 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Access Road Loop 41.91888, -70.60497
Nearest town Beach Park, MA

Directions

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Access Road Loop–Back Road, 7 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 464 ft · 58 min

Elevation 66–363 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Access Road Loop · 41.91888, -70.60497

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start on Access Road Loop, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Back Road, heading S.
  3. 300 ftBear right onto Cathedral Road, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Back Road, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Ridge Run, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Prime Time DH, heading N.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Redemption, heading N.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto The Grind, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Redemption, heading W.
  11. 250 ftBear left onto Riding The Wave, heading W.
  12. 150 ftSharp left onto Prime Time DH, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Riding The Wave, heading NW.
  14. 450 ftContinue straight onto Pick Your Poison, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Access Road Loop, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 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

74% dirt26% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:40 AMSunset 7:59 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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