Cold Bottom Pond–Whipple Reservoir, 5 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 677 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Cold Bottom Pond–Whipple Reservoir, 5 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Manomet, MA. The route passes Whipple Reservoir before reaching Cold Bottom Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 677 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cold Bottom Pond–Whipple Reservoir, 5 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 677 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 38–362 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pine Hills Powerlines · 41.92383, -70.57943
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM
Transit-accessible: Gellar's stop 742 m from the trailhead
- Start on Super D, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto The In Between, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Knobby, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ridge Run, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Whipple Reservoir.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Cold Bottom Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Ridge Run, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Knobby, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto The In Between, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Super D, heading E.
- 150 ftArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Gellar's stop 742 m from the trailhead
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