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.
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:29 AM · sunset 6:46 PM
Transit-accessible: West Plymouth Plaza stop 775 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Briggs Reservoir.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Billington Sea, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Power Lines, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:04 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: West Plymouth Plaza stop 775 m from the trailhead
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- Briggs Reservoir via Power Lines 6.5 mi · ▲ 373 ft
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