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Couch Potato–Knobby Loop, 8 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 55 min

Couch Potato–Knobby Loop, 8 sights is a 2.1-mile loop near Manomet, MA. It climbs 426 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi148 – 367 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grindfest 41.91517, -70.59632
Nearest town Manomet, MA
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Couch Potato–Knobby Loop, 8 sights

2.1 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 55 min

Elevation 147–367 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Grindfest · 41.91517, -70.59632

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 84°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:59 PM

  1. Start on The Grind, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Redemption, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto The Grind, heading N.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Redemption, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Jammin, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto The Grind, heading N.
  7. 400 ftTurn right onto Prime Time DH, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftBear right onto Pick Your Poison, heading E.
  9. 200 ftTurn left onto Plimoth Access Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ridge Run To Powerlines, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sneaky Peak, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Ridge Run To Powerlines, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto The In Between, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto Couch Potato, heading E.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto The In Between, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftSharp right onto Knobby, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ridge Run, heading W.
  18. 200 ftTurn right onto Pine Hills Powerlines, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left onto The Grind, heading W.
  20. 150 ftThe loop closes 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/couch-potato-loop-7a23

Trail surface

83% dirt17% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F64°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity78%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:59 PM
Wed 83°64°
Thu 85°71°
Fri 91°72° 16%
Sat 89°71° 23%
Sun 88°71° 15%
Mon 93°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:39 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:59 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:30 PM.

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