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Foothills Presereve

Cleft Rock DH–Evacuation Route, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 807 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Cleft Rock DH–Evacuation Route, 4 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Foothills Presereve near Manomet, MA. It climbs 807 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 285 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Foothills Preserve Path 41.91520, -70.57386
Nearest town Manomet, MA
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Cleft Rock DH–Evacuation Route, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 807 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 28–286 ft

Out & Back · Foothills Presereve

Trailhead: Foothills Preserve Path · 41.91520, -70.57386

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · 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. 50 ftTurn right onto Into The Unknown, heading W.
  7. 450 ftBear right onto Function Of Mind, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Into The Unknown, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Super D, heading NE.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Man Eater, heading NW.
  11. 350 ftContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading NE.
  12. 500 ftTurn left onto State Road Connector, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Water Tower Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shemp, heading N.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading NW.
  17. 300 ftBear right onto State Road Downhill, heading NW.
  18. 200 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Return Climb, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Three Stooges Access, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Larry, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Three Stooges Access, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Evacuation Route, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Tug of War, heading NW.
  30. 200 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn left onto Evacuation Route, heading N.
  34. 250 ftContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading W.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading W.
  36. 0.4 miReach Function Of Mind, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  37. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading N.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading N.
  39. 250 ftTurn right onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftBear left onto Evacuation Route, heading NE.
  41. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tug of War, heading NE.
  42. 200 ftTurn left onto Evacuation Route, heading SE.
  43. 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading SE.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  45. 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading E.
  46. 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading E.
  47. 50 ftTurn right onto Three Stooges Access, heading E.
  48. 50 ftBear right onto Larry, heading E.
  49. 50 ftTurn left onto Three Stooges Access, heading NE.
  50. 50 ftBear left onto Return Climb, heading NE.
  51. 50 ftBear right onto Rock Village, heading NE.
  52. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading NE.
  53. 50 ftContinue straight onto State Road Downhill, heading NE.
  54. 200 ftBear left onto Shemp, heading NE.
  55. 300 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading NW.
  56. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading NW.
  57. 100 ftContinue straight onto Water Tower Trail, heading W.
  58. 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerhouse, heading S.
  59. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading S.
  60. 500 ftContinue straight onto Man Eater, heading SE.
  61. 350 ftContinue straight onto Super D, heading E.
  62. 350 ftTurn right onto Into The Unknown, heading SE.
  63. 0.2 miTurn right onto Function Of Mind, heading E.
  64. 50 ftBear left onto Into The Unknown, heading E.
  65. 450 ftTurn left onto The In Between, heading E.
  66. 50 ftTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading E.
  67. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  68. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  69. 0.3 miSharp left onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading S.
  70. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cleft-rock-dh-evacuation-route-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

71% dirt7% gravel22% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity73%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 83°62°
Thu 87°71°
Fri 91°72° 16%
Sat 89°71° 23%
Sun 84°69° 15%
Mon 91°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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