Cold Bottom Pond–Pilgrim Shorefront, 6 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,001 ft · 3 hr
Cold Bottom Pond–Pilgrim Shorefront, 6 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Priscilla Beach, MA. The route passes Pilgrim Shorefront and Whipple Reservoir before reaching Cold Bottom Pond at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 1,001 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cold Bottom Pond–Pilgrim Shorefront, 6 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,001 ft · 3 hr
Elevation 38–362 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.94171, -70.57150
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Pilgrim Shorefront.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Clubhouse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Guidance, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto House Lines, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Connector, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Nuclear Powerlines, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Powerhouse, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading SE.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Man Eater, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Super D, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Into The Unknown, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Function Of Mind, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Into The Unknown, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Knobby, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ridge Run, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftPass Whipple Reservoir.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Cold Bottom Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Ridge Run, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Knobby, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Into The Unknown, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Function Of Mind, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Into The Unknown, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Super D, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Man Eater, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left onto State Road Connector, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Nuclear Powerlines, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Connector, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto House Lines, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Guidance, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Clubhouse Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Entergy, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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