Cleft Rock DH–Foothills Preserve Path, 4 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 929 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Cleft Rock DH–Foothills Preserve Path, 4 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Foothills Presereve near Manomet, MA. It climbs 929 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cleft Rock DH–Foothills Preserve Path, 4 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 929 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 28–286 ft
Out & Back · Foothills Presereve
Trailhead: 41.88991, -70.58324
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto The In Between, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Into The Unknown, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Function Of Mind, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Into The Unknown, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Super D, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Man Eater, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto State Road Connector, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Water Tower Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shemp, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right onto State Road Downhill, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Return Climb, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Three Stooges Access, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Larry, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Three Stooges Access, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Evacuation Route, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tug of War, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Virgin Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach Foothills Preserve Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Tug of War, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Evacuation Route, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Three Stooges Access, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Larry, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Three Stooges Access, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Return Climb, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rock Village, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto State Road Downhill, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left onto Shemp, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Water Tower Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerhouse, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Man Eater, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Super D, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Into The Unknown, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Function Of Mind, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Into The Unknown, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto The In Between, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 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 3.2 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Foothills Preserve Path 4.5 mi · ▲ 294 ft
- Access Road Connector–Pine Hills Powerlines Alternate, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 594 ft
- Foothills Preserve Path–Function Of Mind, 3 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 794 ft
- Forge Pond–Access Road Connector, 3 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 874 ft
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