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Cleft Rock DH & The Moonlight Mile

2.2 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 52 min

Cleft Rock DH & The Moonlight Mile is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Priscilla Beach, MA. It climbs 251 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi33 – 285 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Guideboard Ballfield 41.92887, -70.56838
Nearest town Priscilla Beach, MA
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Cleft Rock DH & The Moonlight Mile

2.2 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 52 min

Elevation 33–286 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Guideboard Ballfield · 41.92887, -70.56838

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

Transit-accessible: Gellar's stop 550 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Guideboard Ballfield, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto House Lines, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Connector, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading W.
  6. 150 ftSharp right onto Water Tower Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shemp, heading NE.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading N.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading NW.
  10. 300 ftBear right onto State Road Downhill, heading N.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shemp, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Village, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Return Climb, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Three Stooges Access, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Larry, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Three Stooges Access, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Cleft Rock DH, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Nuclear Lobster, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Tug of War, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Evacuation Route, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Tug of War, heading W.
  23. 200 ftContinue straight onto Evacuation Route, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Temple of Doom, heading N.
  26. 250 ftContinue straight onto The Moonlight Mile, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Temple of Doom, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto The Moonlight Mile, heading NW.
  29. 200 ftBear right onto Raptor, heading N.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Huckleberry Lane, heading N.
  31. 150 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail, heading NW.
  32. 250 ftContinue straight onto Shady Acres, heading NW.
  33. 350 ftBear right onto Bob and Weave, heading W.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right onto Nuclear Powerlines, heading N.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left onto Clubhouse Trail, heading NW.
  36. 0.3 miTurn right onto Guidance, heading SE.
  37. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Guideboard Ballfield, heading SE.
  38. 0.3 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-the-moonlight-mile-out-back

Trail surface

80% dirt5% gravel15% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity78%
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 82°65°
Thu 86°72°
Fri 91°72° 16%
Sat 89°71° 23%
Sun 84°69° 15%
Mon 91°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Gellar's stop 550 m from the trailhead

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