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Black Cat Preserve

Billington Sea & Briggs Reservoir via Power Lines

6.6 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Billington Sea & Briggs Reservoir via Power Lines is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Black Cat Preserve near Camp Mishannock, MA. The route passes Briggs Reservoir before reaching Billington Sea at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 400 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi82 – 207 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94316, -70.72244
Nearest town Camp Mishannock, MA
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Billington Sea & Briggs Reservoir via Power Lines

6.6 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 81–206 ft

Out & Back · Black Cat Preserve

Trailhead: 41.94316, -70.72244

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Transit-accessible: West Plymouth Plaza stop 775 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 2.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miPass Briggs Reservoir.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miReach Billington Sea, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 1 miContinue straight onto Power Lines, heading W.
  17. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 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/briggs-reservoir-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity85%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (1.5″ 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 82°64°
Thu 90°71°
Fri 96°72° 22%
Sat 93°70° 28%
Sun 91°67° 17%
Mon 94°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: West Plymouth Plaza stop 775 m from the trailhead

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