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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miPass Cotton Pond.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Plymouth Pine Hill Wildlife Conservation Easement.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Plymouth Pine Hill Wildlife Conservation Easement, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 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 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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