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Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary

Beaver Dam Pond–Dawn's Light, 5 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Beaver Dam Pond–Dawn's Light, 5 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary near Manomet, MA. The route reaches Beaver Dam Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 302 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 325 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lookout Access Road 41.91103, -70.58509
Nearest town Manomet, MA
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Beaver Dam Pond–Dawn's Light, 5 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 11–326 ft

Out & Back · Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary

Trailhead: Lookout Access Road · 41.91103, -70.58509

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start on Lookout Access Road, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Through Traffic, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Dawn's Light, heading E.
  4. 350 ftTurn left onto Ultimate Vibrations, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right onto Restoration Way, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Maintenance Road, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Restoration Way, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right onto Voulunteer Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.9 miReach Beaver Dam Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left onto Restoration Way, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftBear right onto Maintenance Road, heading N.
  14. 200 ftTurn right onto Restoration Way, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Ultimate Vibrations, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dawn's Light, heading W.
  18. 350 ftTurn left onto Through Traffic, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Access Road, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miArrive 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/beaver-dam-pond-dawns-light-out-back-6-sights-8-km

Trail surface

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity74%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 82°64°
Thu 86°71°
Fri 90°71° 16%
Sat 88°70° 23%
Sun 83°68° 15%
Mon 90°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:30 PM.

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