AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cleft Rock DH & Shady Acres

1.9 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 44 min

Cleft Rock DH & Shady Acres is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Priscilla Beach, MA. It is mostly level, with 192 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi66 – 285 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.93317, -70.57562
Nearest town Priscilla Beach, MA
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Cleft Rock DH & Shady Acres

1.9 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 44 min

Elevation 66–286 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.93317, -70.57562

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto House Lines, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftBear right onto Connector, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftSharp right onto Water Tower Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shemp, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading N.
  9. 250 ftBear right onto State Road Downhill, heading W.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Return Climb, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Three Stooges Access, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Larry, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Three Stooges Access, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Evacuation Route, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Tug of War, heading NW.
  22. 200 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Evacuation Route, heading N.
  26. 250 ftContinue straight onto Chicken Pad Thai, heading N.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Huck Connector, heading N.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto Open For Business, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear left onto Huckleberry Hill, heading N.
  31. 150 ftTurn left onto Overlook Trail, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftSharp right onto Raptor, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail, heading N.
  34. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Shady Acres, heading NW.
  35. 350 ftBear right onto Bob and Weave, heading N.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right onto Nuclear Powerlines, heading NW.
  37. 0.5 miSharp left onto House Lines, heading NE.
  38. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  39. 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/cleft-rock-dh-shady-acres-out-back

Trail surface

61% dirt28% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F64°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity76%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 84°62°
Thu 86°71°
Fri 91°72° 16%
Sat 89°70° 23%
Sun 83°68° 15%
Mon 91°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 1 min before dark.

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