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Foothills Presereve

Beats Climbing–Couch Potato Loop, 8 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Beats Climbing–Couch Potato Loop, 8 sights is a 2.5-mile loop in Foothills Presereve near Manomet, MA. It climbs 449 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 361 ft · steepest grade: 32%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Foothills Preserve Path 41.91520, -70.57386
Nearest town Manomet, MA
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Beats Climbing–Couch Potato Loop, 8 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 26–362 ft

Loop · Foothills Presereve

Trailhead: Foothills Preserve Path · 41.91520, -70.57386

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Foothills Preserve Path, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto The In Between, heading NW.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Couch Potato, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beats Climbing, heading S.
  8. 500 ftSharp right onto Knobby, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge Run, heading W.
  10. 200 ftTurn left onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines Alternate, heading E.
  12. 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
  13. 200 ftBear right onto Social Hard, heading SW.
  14. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftSharp left onto Through Traffic, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftTurn right onto Dawn's Light, heading SE.
  17. 350 ftTurn left onto Ultimate Vibrations, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 450 ftBear left onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miThe loop closes 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/beats-climbing-couch-potato-loop-8-sights-4-km

Trail surface

71% dirt10% gravel19% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F65°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 82°65°
Thu 86°71°
Fri 92°73° 16%
Sat 90°71° 23%
Sun 89°72° 15%
Mon 94°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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