Ames Preserve & Slater Preserve
3.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Ames Preserve & Slater Preserve is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Brine's Pond near Wepua Point, MA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Ames Preserve & Slater Preserve
3.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 8–72 ft
Out & Back · Brine's Pond
Trailhead: X Chappy (North Neck to Wasque) · 41.36992, -70.47577
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on X Chappy (North Neck to Wasque), heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Ames Preserve, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Slater Preserve, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Ames Preserve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ames Preserve, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right onto X Chappy (North Neck to Wasque), heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from X Chappy (North Neck to Wasque) Trailhead
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