Beach Viewpoint–Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach, 4 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 52 min
Beach Viewpoint–Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach, 4 sights is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Menemsha Hills Reservation near Chilmark, MA. The route passes Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach before reaching Beach Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Beach Viewpoint–Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach, 4 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 52 min
Elevation 9–155 ft
Out & Back · Menemsha Hills Reservation
Trailhead: 41.37516, -70.74205
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 53° · precip 71% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Brickyard Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Beach Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Nashawakemuck Loop, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Beach Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Beach Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Brickyard Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 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 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 6 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Menemsha Beach–Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach, 5 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Prospect Hill–Nashawakemuck Viewpoint, 6 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Great Sand Bank–Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach, 4 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 196 ft
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