Facing Rock Wildlife Management Area
Backdrop
3.4 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Backdrop is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Facing Rock Wildlife Management Area near Cooks Corner, MA. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Backdrop
3.4 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 592–689 ft
Out & Back · Facing Rock Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: 42.23735, -72.44925
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Backdrop, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
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- Agnes, Agatha, Jermaine, and Jack Sunset Point–Agnes, Agatha, Jermaine, and Jack, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- Carwash-Chamois 6.4 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Agnes, Agatha, Jermaine, and Jack Sunset Point–Phased and Confused Sunset Point, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Facing Rock–Agnes, Agatha, Jermaine, and Jack Sunset Point, 5 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 570 ft
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