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Black Cat Preserve

Briggs Reservoir

3 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Briggs Reservoir is a 3-mile out-and-back in Black Cat Preserve near Plymouth, MA. The route reaches Briggs Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 289 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi85 – 207 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.92629, -70.69882
Nearest town Plymouth, MA
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Briggs Reservoir

3 mi · ▲ 289 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 85–208 ft

Out & Back · Black Cat Preserve

Trailhead: 41.92629, -70.69882

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miReach Briggs Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 1 miSharp left, heading W.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftArrive 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/billington-sea-briggs-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes-5-km-8915

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity87%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (0.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 89°71°
Fri 95°72° 21%
Sat 93°70° 28%
Sun 91°68° 16%
Mon 95°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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