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Foothills Presereve

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.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 285 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.88991, -70.58324
Nearest town Manomet, MA
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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 Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 64°F / low 52° · precip 64% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:28 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftTurn left onto The In Between, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Into The Unknown, heading SW.
  10. 450 ftBear right onto Function Of Mind, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Into The Unknown, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Super D, heading N.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto Man Eater, heading NE.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading NW.
  15. 500 ftTurn left onto State Road Connector, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Water Tower Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shemp, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading E.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading E.
  20. 300 ftBear right onto State Road Downhill, heading NW.
  21. 200 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Return Climb, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto Three Stooges Access, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Larry, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftBear left onto Three Stooges Access, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftBear right onto Evacuation Route, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Tug of War, heading NW.
  33. 200 ftContinue straight onto Virgin Trail, heading NE.
  34. 250 ftReach Foothills Preserve Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  35. 250 ftContinue straight onto Tug of War, heading N.
  36. 150 ftTurn left onto Evacuation Route, heading W.
  37. 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading W.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  39. 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading W.
  40. 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading W.
  41. 50 ftTurn right onto Three Stooges Access, heading W.
  42. 50 ftBear right onto Larry, heading W.
  43. 50 ftTurn left onto Three Stooges Access, heading NW.
  44. 50 ftBear left onto Return Climb, heading NW.
  45. 50 ftBear right onto Rock Village, heading NW.
  46. 50 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading W.
  47. 50 ftContinue straight onto State Road Downhill, heading W.
  48. 200 ftBear left onto Shemp, heading W.
  49. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading W.
  50. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading NW.
  51. 100 ftContinue straight onto Water Tower Trail, heading N.
  52. 0.2 miTurn right onto Powerhouse, heading W.
  53. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading S.
  54. 500 ftContinue straight onto Man Eater, heading S.
  55. 350 ftContinue straight onto Super D, heading S.
  56. 400 ftTurn right onto Into The Unknown, heading E.
  57. 0.2 miTurn right onto Function Of Mind, heading SE.
  58. 50 ftBear left onto Into The Unknown, heading SE.
  59. 450 ftTurn left onto The In Between, heading SE.
  60. 50 ftTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SE.
  61. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  62. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Foothills Preserve Path, heading S.
  63. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  64. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  65. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  66. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  67. 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.

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

Trail surface

32% dirt5% gravel63% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 64°F52°
Precip64%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity90%
Rained 2.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 13% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 1% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 16% rain2 PM: 32% rain3 PM: 63% rain4 PM: 64% rain5 PM: 49% rain6 PM: 28% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 10% rain9 PM: 12% rain10 PM: 18% rain11 PM: 26% rain
Sunrise 6:28 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Mon 62°58° 52%
Tue 59°55°
Wed 61°56°
Thu 62°57° 25%
Fri 60°56° 49%
Sat 59°56° 48%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 6:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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