Briggs Property

Plymouth Pine Hill Wildlife Conservation Easement & Cotton Pond

8.5 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 3 hr

Plymouth Pine Hill Wildlife Conservation Easement & Cotton Pond is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Briggs Property near Cedar Bushes, MA. The route passes Cotton Pond and Plymouth Pine Hill Wildlife Conservation Easement. It climbs 341 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi39 – 167 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89662, -70.56310
Nearest town Cedar Bushes, MA

Directions

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Plymouth Pine Hill Wildlife Conservation Easement & Cotton Pond

8.5 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 3 hr

Elevation 39–167 ft

Out & Back · Briggs Property

Trailhead: 41.89662, -70.56310

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 1.2 miPass Cotton Pond.
  7. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miPass Plymouth Pine Hill Wildlife Conservation Easement.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miReach Plymouth Pine Hill Wildlife Conservation Easement, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 1.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity76%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 83°61°
Thu 86°70°
Fri 91°72° 15%
Sat 89°70° 21%
Sun 83°69°
Mon 91°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:59 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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